"Objectionable Books and Plays, Keeping Them out of Motion Pictures." Featuring: "Hays Finds Films Their Own Censor"

Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) Will Hays

Published by otion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) NYC, 1925

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(Will Hays) [Movies. Censorship. Motion Pictures.] "Objectionable Books and Plays, Keeping Them out of Motion Pictures." Featuring: "Hays Finds Films Their Own Censor" published by Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) NYC, (1925). Handbill trifolded sheet 11"x 9". [++] "Will H. Hays (1879-1954) was a prominent American political figure who was president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA, later called the Motion Picture Association of America) from 1922 to 1945. Because of his pervasive influence on the censorship office of the association, it was known as the Hays Office, and the set of guidelines it enforced, the Motion Picture Production Code, became known as the Hays Code."--Britannica.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: "Objectionable Books and Plays, Keeping Them out of Motion Pictures." Featuring: "Hays Finds Films Their Own Censor"
• Publisher: otion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) NYC
• Publication Date: 1925
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 12 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cinema/Movies/Television
  • Social History