At 12:14 PM 4/14/00 -0400, you wrote:
>
>George Gardner's The Censorship Papers: Movie
Censorship Letters from
>the Hays Office 1934 to 1968 contains some direct
quotes from Breen's
>letters dictating changes to be made. Again, the
depiction of
>homosexuality was a concern: "We cannot approve the
characterization of
>Cairo as a pansy, indicated by the lavender perfume,
high-pitched voice,
>and other accoutrements. In line with this, we refer
you to page 48,
>where Cairo tries to put his arm around the boy's
shoulder and is struck
>by the boy."
>
>Given that Breen was also concerned that Gutman's
repeated use of the
>phrase "By Gad" might be too close to blasphemy, I
think he simply
>didn't understand the homosexual connotations of the
word "gunsel,"
>assumed it to be criminal slang for gunman, as so
many have since.
Huston also managed to
slide in one other oblique allusion, the one that sparks the
fight between Brigid and Cairo in Spade's apartment.
James
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