Suddenly, a staggering, stumbling, gaunt and pale-faced figure (S.William Hinzman), looking like a drunk vagrant in a disheveled suit, approached.Then he actually grabbed Barbra - and also fought Johnny when he came to her defense.Johnny was killed as they struggled, when he fell and his head struck a tombstone, while Barbra watched in horror.Kent had grown the business and was supervising a massive number of factory-like production facilities hroughout the country (indicated by pins stuck into a gigantic wall map of the US), including Kansas City - with its ""Gay Nineties"" unit.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)Not strictly a sequel but a prequel, since the action occurred in 1935, a year earlier than the previous film.The dated story was an example of the ""portmanteau"" style (everything revolved around or was tied together by a single location, a fashionable foreign hotel in this case).The astronomers shove themselves into the rocket""s interior - all except for the President, who is left behind - outside he shell.