" Gittes rushes there to take secretive, incriminating still photos of Mulwray rowing the two of them, and then he uses his phallic-probing camera to shoot more pictures of the engineer hugging and kissing the unknown, un-named blonde girl [Katherine] on the back patio of the El Macondo Apartments.UFO sightings and reports of flying saucers or strange visitors from outer space (actual events that occurred in 1947 included Roswell, NM, and Mount Rainier in WA) found their way into Hollywood features as allegories of the Cold War.as a novel in 1947.The sentimental, Christmas-themed 20th Century Fox hit was released in May of 1947 and premiered in New York theaters in early June of 1947, obviouslynotduring he holiday season.Although heavily praised and lauded, he film was also criticized for being over-rated.Plot SynopsisPrologue:In the film""s misleading prologue (it was an excerpt of a scene repeated later), the shutter of a camera whirred on.