Hays Code
It was formally known as the Motion Picture Production Code. This topic is part of Film History within Arts & Culture. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Hays Code trivia questions
The Hays Code regulated content in what industry?
Answer: Hollywood films
Bonus fact: It was formally known as the Motion Picture Production Code.
The Hays Code was named after whom?
Answer: Will H. Hays
Bonus fact: Hays led the industry's trade organization.
What replaced the Hays Code as the dominant U.S. movie-content system in 1968?
Answer: MPAA ratings system
Bonus fact: Age-based ratings replaced the old production restrictions.
What famous U.S. film-production code dominated Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1960s?
Answer: Hays Code
Bonus fact: The Production Code shaped Hollywood storytelling for decades.