And the fact that the townsfolk are all namedJohnsonfurther emphasizes Rock Ridge""s homogeneity.Bucolic cattle roam through the town""s saloon.Taggart carries through on his second plan to scare the townsfolk into leaving town by riding through with a group of men (with six-shooters blazing).The film, filled with marvelous character actors (Alice Brady, Eugene Pallette, Gail Patrick, and Mischa Auer), resonated with Depression era audiences for its statements on morality and class.Little Caesarreflects the technically primitive nature of early film-making, with a straight-forward, blunt narrative (composed of a series of tableaux), yet its hard-hitting gritty realism gripped audiences.Upset by the sudden change of events, General Thade chased Pericles and Leo (possessing his chimp""s backpack) into the ruins of theOberon, where he swatted Pericles against a wall and broke his leg (the chimp then crawled into his old animal cage in the lab).He then carried Superman""s badly-wounded, limp body o an opening and tossed him several stories downward.