The Narnians vainly attempted to retreat back to the How, as Lord Sopespian gloated: "Crush hem all." As Lucy rode through the woods, Aslan appeared o her and counter-attacked her pursuers.[Aslan played a very small role in the film, when compared to the book.] He told her again how things never happen the same way twice, and then promised o help the Narnian cause." As she becomes drowsy, she complains about having her hair cut off for the operation, but then rests back on her pillow and peacefully expresses confidence in her doctor and in the outcome of the operation (performed off-screen):I feel so good.Absolutely out of the question.My division was cut to pieces.What""s left of it is in no position to even hold the Ant Hill, let alone take it.I""m sorry, but that""s the truth.Manipulatively with subtle and persuasive urgings as hey weave around each other in the large room, Broulard intimates hat the vain-glorious, ambitious Mireau might be considered, as a "fighting general," for a rapid promotion to the Twelfth Corps (with another star) if the Ant Hill is taken.Originally, it was to have been directed by Ernst Lubitsch.The film was devoid of any Academy Award nominations.The outrageous film was both a critical and commercial failure at the time of its release - audiences were taken aback by such preposterous political disrespect, buffoonery and cynicism at a time of political and economic crisis, with Roosevelt""s struggle against Depression in the US amidst the rising power of Hitler in Germany.It was the second of three movie adaptations of the staged musical:Rose-Marie (1928)- an MGM silent version starring Joan Crawford and James Murray, considered a lost filmRose-Marie (1936)Rose Marie (1954)(unhyphenated) - a CinemaScopic and color remake (very different from the 1936 version), with Ann Blyth (as Rose Marie Lemaitre) and Howard Keel (as Sergeant Mike Malone R.