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"fi" AS IN BARNITM 277 consideration to my reasons for thinking you have sincerely erred in this instance. Before mailing the letter, DeMille called us in, one at a time. Most of us confessed later to reading the letter with shock, though taking care not to show it at the time. DeMille asked what we thought of it. One said he felt there might be another safer and more productive way to handle the matter than by the letter—perhaps an off-the-record meeting with Father Little, but this suggestion was angrily brushed aside. The boss was in no mood for tactical negotiation; the epicmaker was on the march, storming the bastilles of censorship. The letter was sent, and our position was clear: we would change nothing as a result of the Legion's request. As was feared, the reply from Father Little was firm and unequivocal. He did not take kindly to what he had read. He repeated his concern, "shared by the personnel of the Legion," that the picture by its very nature would appeal particularly to youth, still judging it to be "potentially harmful to the moral well-being of the young." The danger in respect to Sebastian's "unsavory" character was felt to be even greater because 'Tie is both a leading and sym- pathetic character," And may we note, my dear Mr. DeMille, that besides the Sebastian character there were other items in your film which we judge to be rightfully considered as "suggestive." ... We recall to mind, for instance, one of your own pictures entitled The Sign of the Cross and particularly to a dance sequence that was included. We would remark in passing that this was one of several pictures by various producers that led directly to the formation of the National Legion of Decency.