Censorship Flashcards
What is included in this paragraph?
Unregulated industry (Fatty Arbuckle), propaganda, Hays code, MPPDA, Legion of Decency, Censorship
What were films used as before they began to push the boundaries of storytelling?
A way to express opinions, entertain audiences, and share important messages
Over time, what did the government become concerned with?
That the industry was using film as a propaganda tool
What happened by 1940?
The senate has conducted hearings on the major studios for influencing the public towards an anti-isolationist approach in World War II
What happened within a year after Pearl Harbour?
Almost 1/3 of every Hollywood film involved war material
“Because of the films themes,” actors and actresses began to get what?
Addictions, murdered, and raped
What was the most famous scandal?
Fatty Arbuckle being accused of the rape and accidental murder of actress Virginia Rappe in 1921.
To make sure that Hollywood remained financially stable and that American films had a “clean moral tone”, a selection of higher-ups in the film industry did what?
They banded together to form the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA)
When was the MPPDA formed?
1922
Who founded and led the MPPDA?
William H. Hays
When and what did Hays form?
The Hays Code in 1930
What was the Hays Code?
A regulatory system to ensure the absence of “offensive material”
What did the Hays Code prohibit?
Profanity, suggestive nudity, graphic or realistic violence, sexual persuasions, and rape
What did the Hays Code have rules around the use of?
Crime, costume, dance, religion, national sentiment, and morality.
When and who founded the National Legion of Decency?
1934, the Archbishop of Cincinnati, John T. McNicholas
