"Beautiful movie hamstrung by censorship and the studios" could apply to a lot of movies as we enter into the era of the Hays Code, but A Farewell to Arms puts this on display in a very meaningful way. The movie seems to sway back and forth between an earnest romance and a critical realist anti-romance. The studio clearly wanted the tried and true box office romance. How badly did they want it? They originally had a different ending. Listen in to find out what they almost did!