The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry censorship guidelines which were put in place from 1930 to 1968 in the US. These guidelines were set up in order to monitor the production of films, and to inform motion picture companies what was acceptable and not acceptable. This was to ensure that the contents were suitable for public audiences and would not set a bad influence. The MPPC was also commonly referred to as the Hays Code after its creator Will H. Hays.
Here are a few of the codes "General Principles"
1. No picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of those who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience should never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin.
2. Correct standards of life, subject only to the requirements of drama and entertainment, shall be presented.
3. Law, natural or human, shall not be ridiculed, nor shall sympathy be created for its violation.
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