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1. Hays Code - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_Code
Description: WEBIndustrial Commission of Ohio that free speech did not extend to motion pictures. [10] While there had been token attempts to clean up the films before (such as when the studios formed the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry (NAMPI) in 1916), little had come of the efforts. [11]
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2. Remembering Hollywood's Hays Code, 40 Years On : NPR
Link: https://www.npr.org/2008/08/08/93301189/remembering-hollywoods-hays-code-40-years-on
Description: WEBAug 8, 2008 · Playlist. Enlarge this image. "The Picture That Couldn't Be Stopped": Jane Russell, perhaps the Hays Code's most notorious Outlaw. Enlarge this image. With its scantily clad actresses like...
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3. What is the Hays Code — Hollywood Production Code Explained
Link: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-the-hays-code-1934/
Description: WEBMay 2, 2021 · So while Pre-Code Hollywood was making pre Hays Code movies that covered sex and violence, they were also thinking it was best to self-censor so that they could hopefully prevent anyone else from intervening. In this way, they would have a nationwide rulebook that would cover all their bases and, hopefully, offend no one …
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4. Hays Code: Rules, Censorhip and Hollywood Movies - American …
Link: https://www.american-historama.org/1929-1945-depression-ww2-era/hays-code.htm
Description: WEBJul 1, 2014 · David O. Selznick had huge problems convincing Will Hays and Joseph Breen that the words "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" was kept in 'Gone with the Wind'. The Hays Code even extended to animated cartoon movies to such an extent that the 'career' of the famous cartoon character Betty Boop was ruined.
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5. The Hays Code Explained: History of Hollywood’s Hays Code
Link: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/hays-code-explained
Description: WEBSep 2, 2021 · The Hays Code Explained: History of Hollywood’s Hays Code. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Sep 2, 2021 • 3 min read
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6. How the Hays Code Censored Early Hollywood | HowStuffWorks
Link: https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/hays-code.htm
Description: WEBJan 12, 2023 · By: Mark Mancini | Jan 12, 2023. In this 1931 publicity photo, Dorothy Mackaill plays a secretary-turned-prostitute in "Safe in Hell," a pre-Hays Code Warner Bros. film. Wikimedia/ (CC BY-SA 4.0) "The Following Preview Has Been Approved For All Audiences By the Motion Picture Association, Inc."
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7. The End of American Film Censorship - JSTOR Daily
Link: https://daily.jstor.org/end-american-film-censorship/
Description: WEBFeb 28, 2018 · Thomas Edison’s 18 second The Kiss was a shock upon its 1896 release (via Wikimedia Commons) Several cities and states sought to curb the moral influence of movies through censorship laws. Chicago passed the first such ordinance in 1907, while Pennsylvania became the first state to enact movie censorship in 1911.
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8. Hays Code: The Catholic-Backed Censorship That Tamed Early …
Link: https://allthatsinteresting.com/hays-code
Description: WEBFeb 19, 2019 · Hays Code: The Catholic-Backed Censorship That Tamed Early Hollywood. How The Hays Code Censored Hollywood But Led To The Golden Age Of Film. By Andrew Milne | Edited By Leah Silverman. Published February 19, 2019. Updated July 17, 2019.
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9. What the Hays Code Did for Women | The New Yorker
Link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/02/what-the-hays-code-did-for-women
Description: WEBApr 25, 2016 · This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. David Denby on censorship, Barbara Stanwyck in “Baby Face,” Mae West in “I’m No Angel ...
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10. What was Hollywood’s Hays Code: A Comprehensive Guide
Link: https://www.filmmaker.tools/what-was-hollywoods-hays-code-a-comprehensive-guide
Description: WEBUpdated September 25, 2023. 9 min read. Disclosure: Some of the links in this article may be affiliate links, which can provide compensation to us at no cost to you. You can read our full affiliate disclosure in our privacy policy. If you’re a fan of classic Hollywood films, you may have heard of the Hays Code.