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[[File:Joan Blondell banned 1932 publicity photo.jpg|thumb|This 1932 promotional photo of [[Joan Blondell]] was later banned under the then-unenforceable [[Motion Picture Production Code]].]]
The Code sought not only to determine what could be portrayed on screen, but also to promote traditional values.
The entire document contained Catholic undertones and stated that art must be handled carefully because it could be "morally evil in its effects" and because its "deep moral significance" was unquestionable.{{sfn|Doherty|1999|p=7}} The Catholic influence on the Code was initially kept secret, owing to the [[Anti-Catholicism in the United States|Anti-Catholic bias]] of the time.<ref name="Bl43">Black, p. 43.</ref> A recurring theme was "throughout, the audience feels sure that evil is wrong and good is right."<ref name="ah"/> The Code contained an addendum, commonly referred to as the Advertising Code, that regulated film advertising copy and imagery.{{sfn|Doherty|1999|p=107}}
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