Become a member and save up to 20% on your program registration price! Join today If you are already a member, log in to access your member price. A History of Hollywood Censorship: From the Hays Code to X-Rated Movies Evening Lecture/Seminar Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. ET Code: 1J0439 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Registration Login $20 Member 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 $25 Non-Member Add to cart Log in to add this program to your wishlist! A 10% processing fee will be applied at checkout. Adding to your cart... Resize text Thou Shalt Not, protest photo by Whitey Schafer illustrating the Hays Code’s strictures From their beginnings in the 1890s, motion pictures have delighted the public—and upset civic and religious authorities who felt that they needed to be regulated to protect innocent young minds and discourage immorality. As more and more cities and states established film censorship boards during the early 1900s, Hollywood recognized some kind of action was needed. The result was the 1934 Hays Code, which set up strict rules of language and conduct for studio films and lasted more than three decades. Times changed, and the code was replaced by the voluntary MPAA film ratings system in 1968. Yet 50-plus years later, the ratings system of G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 films continues to have its own set of problems. Media historian Brian Rose looks at the history of movie censorship and the many ways Hollywood has tried to deal with this continuing issue. General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.
