Then Breen demanded the rape scene be cut. On this Kazan stood his ground. He would not do the film unless the rape scene, in some form, was left in. The Breen office relented, but only if Stanley was punished by losing his wife’s love at the end. It was an appalling process, repugnant to Kazan and to Williams. As for Brando, it merely confirmed his worst fears about Hollywood.
