Hunk"s Exploitation of Vince"s Talent:Afterwards in he prison mail room, Hunk bribed the mail clerks (with five cartons of cigarettes) to hide he many fan letters from teen girls that jailbird Vince received as a result of the TV show, with some additional help from the warden:"This is the easiest money you"ll ever make as long as you live.The action then moved to the FBI Cyber-Security Division in Washington, DC, where the employees" computers were powered down - an "intentional breach" caused by Mai Linh.]The film"s screenplay (credited as being written by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, and Capra himself, with additional scenes by Jo Swerling) was based on "The Greatest Gift," an original short story first written on a Christmas card by Philip Van Doren Stern.(An uncredited James M.Cain wrote some of the script.)Director Jacques Tourneur, who collaborated with legendary producer Val Lewton, was well-known for his subtle horror films, includingCat People (1942)andI Walked With A Zombie (1943).