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THE SIGN OF THE BOSS 149 Some incidents indicate that a degree of retaliatory courage has stirred the souls of a few spirited workers. At a costume preview one day DeMille asked an assistant for an opinion on a Delilah outfit to be worn by Hedy Lamarr, He said he liked it. 'Well, I don t like it." DeMille said and, turning to the expert, added, "I am not sure I can trust your judgment in these matters." The assistant made no reply. A few minutes later DeMille asked him to express himself on another outfit, and the man said, "If you feel you can't trust my judgment I see no point in expressing it," and walked from the room, a few minutes later notifying the front office of his resignation. Many of course have left DeMille for more serene pastures, giving rise to a remark popular with the staff during World War II—"Anyone who leaves DeMille for the service is a slacker." There was one occasion at the bungalow that was looked upon with feelings both of pleasure and dread. The first show- ing of any picture, in its roughly edited form, before select members of the staff who regarded it as their day of judg- ment, followed months, even years, of effort. Weeks in advance writers, secretaries and aides would begin to feel the tension of the first unreeling; on that day they would witness for the first time a continuity of visual proof as to their skill—or lack of it. Their work passes in review on immutable film that, at this stage, allows for no major retreat or apology. For good or ill, what has been done is done. There was no need, then, for words of caution among mem- bers of the staff. The writers naturally would be careful to refrain from anything except laudatory comment about the set decorator's work; and in equal vein the decorator, should he