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even the transition to color diminished the industry some.
Hitchcock decided to do Psycho in blak and white because of the effect lighting would have on the film.
Film Noir was typically in B&W to use shadows more effectively.
Acting was better too
A good example is the 1962 version of Cape Fear -vs- the 1991 version.
Robert Mitchum personifies evil and Peck shows a man pushed the edge in the 62 film where as the 91 film was easily forgettable.
The Motion Picture Production Code was the set of industry moral censorship guidelines that governed the production of most United States motion pictures released by major studios from 1930 to 1968. It is also popularly known as the Hays Code, after Hollywood's chief censor of the time, Will H. Hays.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Production_Code