" Another man affirms the mob""s reasoning:I say stretch him.It ain""t just a rustler we""re after.It""s a murderer.Larry Kinkaid - one of the finest, most God-fearing men that ever lived, is lying out there right now with a bullet hole in his head.Likewise, unknown Gene Hackman was recognized as a solid actor and went on to star in many substantial roles (his next major role was inThe French Connection (1971)).e., how a bill becomes a law, political machines, filibustering, etc.).The wonderfully-acted, absorbing and human film was popular at the box-office and critically successful too.This ""first"" true blockbuster made $18 million by the start of the talkies.[It was he most profitable film for over two decades, until Disney""sSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).In defiance of US producer Selznick, Reed boldly refused o cast Noel Coward in the Harry Lime role (played ultimately by Orson Welles), insisted on a downbeat ending and demanded that it be shot on-location in expressionistic, documentary-style.