Passed (Production Code era)

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Motion Picture Production Code rating film classification

Passed (Production Code era) was a Motion Picture Production Code-era classification indicating that a film had been reviewed and approved as conforming to the industry's self-imposed moral and content standards.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Passed (Production Code Administration)	2
Approved (MPAA, Production Code era)	1
Approved (Production Code Administration)	1
Passed (Production Code era) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3474326 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Passed (Production Code era)
Context triple: [Manhattan Melodrama, hasFilmRating, Passed (Production Code era)]

A. Progress 1
Progress 1 was the inaugural uncrewed Soviet cargo spacecraft mission used to resupply the Salyut 6 space station in low Earth orbit.
B. Passing
"Passing" is a 2021 black-and-white drama film, based on Nella Larsen’s novel, that explores racial identity and colorism in 1920s Harlem.
C. Prototype
Prototype is a creational design pattern that enables cloning existing objects to create new instances instead of instantiating classes directly.
D. Run-Through
Run-Through is an autobiographical memoir by actor and producer John Houseman, recounting his early life and career in theater and film.
E. M-Code
M-Code is an advanced, encrypted military GPS signal designed to provide more secure and jam-resistant positioning and navigation for authorized users.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Passed (Production Code era)
Target entity description: Passed (Production Code era) was a Motion Picture Production Code-era classification indicating that a film had been reviewed and approved as conforming to the industry's self-imposed moral and content standards.

A. Progress 1
Progress 1 was the inaugural uncrewed Soviet cargo spacecraft mission used to resupply the Salyut 6 space station in low Earth orbit.
B. Passing
"Passing" is a 2021 black-and-white drama film, based on Nella Larsen’s novel, that explores racial identity and colorism in 1920s Harlem.
C. Prototype
Prototype is a creational design pattern that enables cloning existing objects to create new instances instead of instantiating classes directly.
D. Run-Through
Run-Through is an autobiographical memoir by actor and producer John Houseman, recounting his early life and career in theater and film.
E. M-Code
M-Code is an advanced, encrypted military GPS signal designed to provide more secure and jam-resistant positioning and navigation for authorized users.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Motion Picture Production Code rating ⓘ film classification ⓘ
appliedTo	American theatrical releases ⓘ Hollywood studio films ⓘ
appliesTo	feature film ⓘ motion picture ⓘ short film ⓘ
approvalRequiredFor	films seeking mainstream theatrical distribution ⓘ major studio releases ⓘ
basisIn	Motion Picture Production Code ⓘ
classificationAuthority	Production Code Administration ⓘ
classificationType	content approval ⓘ self-regulatory rating ⓘ
countryOfUse	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
enforcedBy	Production Code Administration ⓘ
goal	avoid government censorship ⓘ protect public morals ⓘ
governs	portrayal of abortion ⓘ portrayal of adultery ⓘ portrayal of drug use ⓘ portrayal of homosexuality ⓘ portrayal of marriage ⓘ portrayal of profanity ⓘ themes in films ⓘ
indicates	conformity to content guidelines ⓘ conformity to industry moral standards ⓘ film approved under Production Code ⓘ
introducedBy	Production Code Administration ⓘ
language	English terminology ⓘ
partOf	Motion Picture Production Code ⓘ surface form: Motion Picture Production Code system
precededBy	less formal studio self-censorship ⓘ
regulates	depictions of crime ⓘ depictions of religion ⓘ depictions of sex ⓘ depictions of violence ⓘ film content ⓘ language in films ⓘ moral standards in films ⓘ
requires	compliance with Production Code rules ⓘ review of completed film ⓘ
resultOf	industry self-regulation ⓘ
succeededBy	MPAA film rating system ⓘ
timePeriod	Production Code Administration ⓘ surface form: Production Code era
usedBy	Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America ⓘ Production Code Administration ⓘ
usedIn	PCA correspondence ⓘ film credits ⓘ studio advertising materials ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manhattan Melodrama → hasFilmRating → Passed (Production Code era) ⓘ

Anatomy of a Murder → filmRating → Passed (Production Code era) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Approved (MPAA, Production Code era)

Suspicion (1941 film) → motionPictureRating → Passed (Production Code era) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Passed (Production Code Administration)

Action in the North Atlantic → hasFilmRating → Passed (Production Code era) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Approved (Production Code Administration)

They Died with Their Boots On → hasFilmRating → Passed (Production Code era) ⓘ