They would then purposely over-finance the play that would close on opening night, and then pocket the remainder of the investors"" money after the show closed.During he opening credits, other sexual games were mentioned: "The Innocent Little Milkmaid and the Naughty Stable Boy," "The Contessa and the Chauffeur (Rudolfo)," and "The Abduction and The Cruel Rape of Lucretia.Just then, George sees another childhood friend, Violet (Gloria Grahame), the town flirt.He compliments her on her summer dress.Coquettishly, she shrugs: "What, this old hing? Why, I only wear it when I don""t care how I look." As she walks away wiggling her hips, Violet stops traffic and gets them all to crank their gaze in her direction.Thornhill reassures his mother (and himself) of his own identity:Mother, this is your son, Roger Thornhill.The film lost both the Best Director and Best Picture awards to Robert Redford""sOrdinary People (1980).