Posters for the film illustrate the liberating, redemptive power of hope and the religious themes of freedom and resurrection, with the words:"Fear can hold you prisoner, Hope can set you free...and New Orleans is missing the parade...Yankee sharpers are smart enough to turn the flow of traffic around.The railroads are gettin"" it...Gentlemen, I have here the figures on he decline in river freight.These figures don""t lie...Now I""m not tryin"" to put the bank into a ten million dollar proposition without knowin"" what I""m talkin"" about.When she asked about his girlfriends, they almost kissed in a shot framed between two small ree trunks, but then she resisted and pulled away, asking: "Are you afraid to get married or something?" As he embraced her, hey collapsed on the front steps of their shared apartment.The film had enormous impact, especially upon returning combat-fatigued GIs from WW II who were adjusting and struggling with their own difficulties in civilian life and often turning into alcohol dependents.Take good care of it, won""t you?Bart: No, no, I, I don""t think it would fit me.Laurie: (invitingly) Thanks...What else do you do besides shoot?Bart: It""s been enough so far.Laurie: Got a job?Bart: No, not yet.Laurie: Maybe you have.How about it Packy, you can always use a good man, can""t you?As Packett lights his cigar, his own jealousy is enflamed as he hears Bart ask Laurie: "Maybe I can see you later, hmm?" and she responds: "Why not?"As the carnival moves to the next town, Bart, who has joined the act, is dressed in a Western buckskin outfit to match Laurie""s cowgirl costume.