Consequence
10 months agoFilm
Sex in Cinema: The Hays Code, Censorship, and Film's First Culture War
American cinema can be divided into three eras of censorship, with William H. Hays playing a part in all of them.
Hays rose to power in the movie industry due to the influence of Thomas Edison's monopoly on film patents.
Early silent films contained sexual innuendos and challenged traditional ideas of gender roles. [ more ]