This is Episode 3 of a 13 volume set which examines the early history of America's motion picture industry: from its inception in New York through Hollywood's silent era. This episode focuses on the events leading to the creation and implementation of the Hays Code for the production of motion pictures. Featured are the events leading to the death of starlet Virginia Rappe and the resulting trial of Fatty Arbuckle for her murder, Arbuckle's ruination, and the resulting impact on his career and Hollywood's motion picture industry itself.In this episode, it can be seen that Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was one of the two top comedians in Hollywood during its early years, the other being Charlie Chaplin. Then, in September 1921, Arbuckle attended a wild Hollywood party in San Francisco during which Virginia Rappe died mysteriously. Arbuckle, primarily because of his weight, was accused of murdering her during an attempted rape during which his extreme weight caused her bladder to rupture. Railroaded by an overzealous district attorney, he was tried (as I recall) three times; the first two resulting in hung juries, before finally being acquitted. But the damage was done. Arbuckle had been villainized in the public mind to such an extent that his career was over. Theaters refused to show his films, and his contract was cancelled. At the same time, Hollywood had been dragged through the mud and something had to be done to save the industry. The result was the extreme Hays Code of censorship which prevailed for the next forty years..After watching this episode, one can't help but feel sorry for the hapless Arbuckle, who was clearly a victim of circumstances and an unscrupulous district attorney. But looking back on it now --- considering the current sorry state of motion picture violence, ethics and values --- one must also long for the days of the Hays Code, when America was the admiration of the world. Perhaps Arbuckle's career didn't die in vain. In any case: this is a great episode, which should be of interest to anyone interested in the history of the motion picture industry. And it is greatly enhanced by the marvelous voice of its narrator, James Mason.