![]() ![]() In America at the time the US postal service would not carry material it considered obscene, making it impossible for books the organisation thought offensive to be distributed. Jones's editor at Scribner refused to allow the scenes to be included, and also excised various swear words originally intended to be included in the dialogue. ![]() ![]() In the second scene a military investigation into gay activity is mooted. In one, private Angelo Maggio – the soldier played by Frank Sinatra in the 1953 film – confesses to having oral sex with a wealthy man for $5 or $10 that "comes in handy the middle of the month". But the original text of the novel included two scenes which never made it to the published edition, let alone the film. From Here to Eternity is the story of first sergeant Milt Warden, who has an affair with Karen, the wife of his captain. ![]()
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