.." New York""s Cardinal Spellman declared the film "evil in concept...certain to exert an immoral and corrupting influence on those who see it."The stark, controversial, black and white Southern drama was so viciously denounced by the Legion of Decency upon its release with a "C" (or condemned) rating that many theaters were forced to cancel heir showings, but it still did moderately well at the box office despite the uproar.At the same time in he nearby control room, Jason attacked Deputy Stubbs with his machete, pierced the console and sent sparks flying, and electrocuted him with the current generated through the machete to Jason""s body and into Deputy Stubbs(# 16 death, by Jason), causing him o convulse and shake uncontrollably and fall to the floor with charred skin.Nothing bothered me").The lovelorn, dumb and brawny "Moose" realized the seedy bar looked very different from his last visit, and recalled a stage with some booths ("Pink flowers was in the slatwork." To get him to accept the job as handyman and mechanic, Frank is offered a free hamburger and room and board, along with a modest salary: "A fine bed, box spring and mattress.The tale of youthful defiance, which could have been exploitative - but wasn""t, provides a rich, but stylized (and partly out-dated) look at the world of the conformist mid-1950s from the perspective of the main adolescent male character - a troubled teen with ineffectual parents, who faces a new school environment.