[sparklite2]

The Hays code was in effect until 1965.

The Hays Code even extended to animated cartoon movies to such an extent that the ‘career’ of the famous cartoon character Betty Boop was ruined.

The Hays Code required that women, in love scenes, at all times have “at least one foot on the floor” (in other words, no love scenes in bed).

People could not be in a horizontal position if they were kissing.

http://www.american-historama.org/1929-1945-depression-ww2-era/hays-code.htm

[eartick]

The public outcry was so great that the federal government were seriously considering the establishment of a national censorship board. To prevent this happening Hollywood moguls and the movie studios decided to voluntarily censor films themselves.

Seems all of his rules were for naught......