Regarding the commission established to investigage violence in cinema, you might be referring to the MPPDA or the Legion of Decency. I can dig further if you would like. Or, perhaps somebody else has more specifics? It might be that the Legion of Decency and Breen's people were more interested in moral issues. Lisa :-) ======================================= "Where, oh where, is the camaraderie, the much-vaunted mutual support among women?" --Molly Haskell ======================================= Lisa R. Barry Ph.D. Candidate The Pennsylvania State University 234 Sparks Building University Park, PA 16802 [log in to unmask] http://www.personal.psu.edu/lrb7 ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]