Pre-Code Hollywood Movies Which Shocked the Censors – We ...
The Hays Code (also known as the Motion Picture Production Code) clamped down on all of this and provided a nationwide set of strict rules for the movie industry.Things which were banned included profanity (not even mild swearing was permitted), licentious or suggestive nudity, drugs, white slavery, venereal diseases, childbirth, and ridicule of the clergy, amongst other things.