Kazan attempted to vindicate himself politically with this semi-autobiographical film - the justification of naming names (""squealing"") to expose he evils of corrupt unions, and the suggestion of sympathy advocated for squealers.Pardon my absence.I was not well.But our impending victory has lifted my spirit...I see a great victory.Your enemies will reveal themselves to you." No sooner were her words spoken, that Mathayus, Balthazar and other rebels were approaching, infiltrating, and laying siege to Memnon""s palace." Although retired from the burglary business, he can""t understand how the crimes bear such a striking, copy-cat similarity to his own methods.There was an intensive investigation but his murder case went unsolved.]The other starring role belonged to a modern day, B-movie hack screenwriter/narrator (William Holden, although Montgomery Clift was once considered for the role) who spoke beyond the grave as a phantom narrator." Luthor resolutely gloated back that there were more threats to come from what he had learned about Kryptonian echnology:But the bell""s already been rung.