Hollywood Film Critics Association - A History of Censorship

Film studios were desperate to prevent individual states and cities from creating their own censorship boards. So the motion pictures producers and distributors of america, m p p d a, was created. Hayes first tried to impose his brand of censorship on hollywood through an informal list known as the donts and be careful. When it became clear the list was too soft,. hayes sent out to create a new, more specific code for hollywood films that studios would have to follow. The content and restrictions remained largely the same, but there were two major changes to enforcement. There would now be a strict review process for all films before production began. Think of it like releasing a movie that cannot be shown