When Hollywood was Censored (The Hays Code)

My family started Universal Studios, and I make videos about their work and legacy. The Hays Code was a set of motion picture censorship guidelines introduced to the film industry in 1934, and enforced until 1968. Named after Will H. Hays, it enumerated specific guidelines filmmakers were to follow to allow their movies to be screened in theaters. Today, you can tell a lot about a film by knowing if it was made before the code, during the pre-Code era, or during the enforcement of the Code. Film historians disagree on whether film censorship stifled the industry, or sparked creativity, as writers and directors worked to get risqué or controversial topics across to audiences. Though we don't have film censorship anymore, we do have a remnant of that era: the MPA (formerly the MPAA) who created the code, later created the rating system of G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 that we use today. Become a Patron for Bonus Content:   / antoniacarlotta   Buy Carl Laemmle's 1931 Biography here: https://amzn.to/2QGpape​​ Email: antoniacarlotta@gmail.com Instagram:   / antoniacarlo.  . Twitter:   / antoniacarlotta​​   Clubhouse: @AntoniaCarlotta Antonia Carlotta PO Box 5860 Beverly Hills, CA 90209 United States DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description may be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with a link here I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel!