RTV 3405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Will H. Hays, Miscegenation

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Telecommunication
• Course: RTV 3405
• Professor: Selepak Andrew

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New york city mayor george mcclellan jr. revoked the licenses of 540. Move censorship in 1908 (cid:498)corrupt(cid:499) movie theaters in (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:882)(cid:890) The motion picture code: administered by joseph i breen and former postmaster general will. Hays: enacted because of audience concerns over objectionable movie content of the 1930s content, anti-nazism, fears of propaganda, the rising popularity of. Many who had been for prohibition were those who turned sexuality from actresses like mae west, and other (cid:498)controversial(cid:499) film linguistically inoffensive, only feature violence and (cid:498)controversial(cid:499) No (cid:498)controversial elements(cid:499) elements when essential to the story, and adhere to the concerns of the time- such as: Motion picture audience association would be sexually and. Three main principles: against hollywood: the code promised that films approved for commercial release by the, no picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standard of those who see it. The sanctity of the institution of marriage and the home shall be upheld.