Dates Flashcards
1
Q
When did Thomas Edison create America’s first movie studio, ‘Black Maria’?
A
1893
2
Q
By when had the senate conducted hearings on the major studios for influencing the public towards an anti-isolationist approach in WWII?
A
By 1940
3
Q
When was Fatty Arbuckle accused of the rape and accidental murder of Virginia Rappe?
A
1921
4
Q
When was the MPPDA formed?
A
1922
5
Q
When was the Hays Code formed?
A
1930
6
Q
When did the Archbishop of Cincinnati, John T. McNicholas found the National Legion of Decency?
A
1934
7
Q
When did the depression catch up with the Hollywood film industry?
A
Around 1931
8
Q
By when had movie attendance and industry revenues fallen by forty percent?
A
By 1933
9
Q
When did the US Department of Justice begin taking legal action against the Big 5?
A
July 1938
