William H. Hays Movies

  • 2021
    Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

    Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

    Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

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    One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts...

    Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
  • 2006
    This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    This Film Is Not Yet Rated

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    Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates...

    This Film Is Not Yet Rated
  • 2003
    Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

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    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...

    Complicated Women
  • 1987
    Hollywood Uncensored

    Hollywood Uncensored

    Hollywood Uncensored

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    Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.

    Hollywood Uncensored
  • 2008
    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

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    A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
  • 2007
    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

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    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...

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
  • 1928
    The Circus: Premiere

    The Circus: Premiere

    The Circus: Premiere

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    Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

    The Circus: Premiere
  • 1946
    Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

    Okay for Sound

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    This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6...

    Okay for Sound
  • 2011
    Hollywood Scandals

    Hollywood Scandals

    Hollywood Scandals

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    TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety.

    Hollywood Scandals
  • 1926
    Introductory Speech by Will H. Hays

    Introductory Speech by Will H. Hays

    Introductory Speech by Will H. Hays

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    The Honorable Will H. Hays, President of the Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America, speaks directly into the camera about the important...

    Introductory Speech by Will H. Hays