21.   Against the passionate objections of studio executives, they succeeded in cutting it out of the release print.

22.   But by now his father was too old for the role, studio executives said.

23.   But he said the success was particularly gratifying because it had been so hard to get some studio executives to move away from horror pictures.

24.   But many studio executives thought the movie was too hard to produce.

25.   But several producers and studio executives expressed strong doubts that the film would turn a profit, largely because of its length.

26.   But studio distribution executives said that the effort faced two major hurdles.

27.   But studio executives and top agents insist that the arrival of the new wave of directors is both inevitable and auspicious.

28.   But studio executives said that it somehow stirred audiences, especially teen-age girls and even children.

29.   But studio executives and producers are not so sure.

30.   But studio executives are convinced that the fate of many films is determined even before they open.