A term used to describe movie theaters common in the U.S. from the 1950s onward, that specialized in showing, or "grinding out" as many B movies as they could fit into their schedules. The term is ...
Also Known As: Hays Code, Hays Production Office, Hays Office. In the 1920s, the American public became alarmed at the increasingly frequent portrayal of violence, sex, and lawlessness on movie ...