William H. Hays Movies
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Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!MOVIE
One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.
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This Film Is Not Yet Rated
This Film Is Not Yet RatedMOVIE
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates film...
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Hollywood Uncensored
Hollywood UncensoredMOVIE
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.
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Hollywood Scandals
Hollywood ScandalsMOVIE
TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety.
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The Casting Couch
The Casting CouchMOVIE
An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's most interesting stars, legends, and wannabes, and takes...
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Introductory Speech by Will H. Hays
Introductory Speech by Will H. HaysMOVIE
The Honorable Will H. Hays, President of the Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America, speaks directly into the camera about the important n...
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The Circus: Premiere
The Circus: PremiereMOVIE
Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.
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Complicated Women
Complicated WomenMOVIE
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered fi...
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodMOVIE
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early CinemaMOVIE
Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines t...
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Okay for Sound
Okay for SoundMOVIE
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 Augus...