Hence the sympathy of the audience should never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin”. During the middle part of the film, Peter and Ellie are pretending to have a fight. Peter threatens to throw some fists at her if she doesn’t stop complaining. This instance, of course, is a direct violation of many rules in the Hays Code. Since the scene depicts a woman being threatened, it brings down the moral standards of the viewer. After watching that specific scene, he or she may think that it’s all right to threaten people for things that they want to