The Motion Picture Production Code, introduced in 1930 and enforced in 1934, is generally known by what name?
Motion Picture Production Code Motion Picture Production Code The Motion Picture Production Code was the set of industry moral guidelines that was applied to most United States motion pictures released by major studios from 1930 to 1968. It is also popularly known as the Hays Code, after Will H. Hays, who was the president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) from 1922 to 1945. Under Hays' leadership, the MPPDA, later known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), adopted the Production Code in 1930, and began rigidly enforcing it in mid-1934. The Production Code spelled out what was acceptable
Motion Picture Production Code The Code enumerated a number of key points known as the "Don'ts" and "Be Carefuls": In 1929, a Catholic layman, Martin Quigley (editor of the prominent trade paper "Motion Picture Herald") and the Jesuit priest Father Daniel A. Lord created a code of standards and submitted it to the studios. Lord was particularly concerned with the effects of sound film on children, whom he considered especially susceptible to their allure. In February 1930, several studio heads — including Irving Thalberg of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) — met with Lord and Quigley. After some revisions, they agreed to the stipulations of the Code.