Mongo lost his arms and crumbled apart in the watery moat (he moaned bitterly to his smaller counterpart, "Be Good" - reminiscent ofE." The film ended with he robotic alien visitor""s resurrection and a dire proclamation o Earthlings - a warning that received no proactive response from the ruling authorities.It was shepherded by MGM""s "Boy Wonder" producer Irving Thalberg, although studio head Louis B.Mayer hated the film.This experimental, social commentary movie, with a screenplay by King Vidor and John V.A.Weaver, was remarkably different from other feature films of its time because of its non-Hollywoodish reflection of daily life.and Mrs.Barnsley (Scott Colton and Wyn Cahoon), Miss Heath (Bess Flowers) and Mr.Frank Randall (Robert (Tex) Allen).He also carries a clear-wrapped basket-of-""Florida""-fruit homecoming gift for Lucy.To his consternation, his wife is "out" without explanation.The couple""s dog "Mr.Smith" leaps into his master""s arms.One of the guests notices Lucy""s unopened mail from he day before, and shrewdly comments about Lucy""s unknown whereabouts overnight: "I hope Lucy comes back looking as well as you do.