William H. Hays

Most Popular William H. Hays Trailers

Total trailers found: 12

Complicated Women Trailer (2003)

06 May 2003

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content.

Okay for Sound Trailer (1946)

07 September 1946

This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 August 1926.

Hollywood Scandals Trailer (2011)

02 April 2011

TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety.

The Circus: Premiere Trailer (1928)

13 January 1928

Footage from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's 1928 film 'The Circus'.

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Trailer (2007)

23 May 2007

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing.

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! Trailer (2021)

27 September 2021

One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.

Hollywood Uncensored Trailer (1987)

01 December 1987

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.

This Film Is Not Yet Rated Trailer (2006)

25 January 2006

Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture.

Introductory Speech by Will H. Hays Trailer (1926)

06 August 1926

The Honorable Will H. Hays, President of the Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America, speaks directly into the camera about the important new technology to enhance the motion picture going experience, namely Vitaphone which allows the synchronization of the picture on screen with sound.

That's Sexploitation! Trailer (2013)

25 June 2013

Before the advent of modern-day pornography, a vast and rapidly-paced world of smut peddling was the norm, complete with its own secret history.

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Trailer (2008)

03 March 2008

A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema Trailer (2009)

11 November 2009

Unzips america’s obsession with sex and takes us on a steamy trip through the milesones of erotic cinema.