Breaking the Code
A Historical Footnote
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8905273 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Dart (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-39 |
| Publication date | 1968-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cinema Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-7101 • E-ISSN: 1527-2087 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1225226 |
| OpenAlex | W2328510729 |
| Language | EN |
In 1922 the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association (MPPDA) hired Will Hays to act as its director and spokesman. Hays was expected to thwart a growing demand by various pressure groups for federal censorship of motion pictures.l The MPPDA preferred selfregulation to more stringent governmental censorship and agreed to abide by Hays' advice concerning the production of motion pictures.2 From the most common and serious
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| Highly cited | No |
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