The poetic motto on the entrance sign to the town at the railroad station, read outloud by Cobb, was authored by the idealistic, platitudinous Deeds:Welcome to Mandrake FallsWhere the scenery enthrallsWhere no hardship e""er befallsWelcome to Mandrake Falls.The villains of the four stories are mill owner Jenkins and his intolerant social reformers, the hypocritical Pharisees - opponents of Christ, the evil regime of the cunning Queen Catherine, and the treacherous High Priest of Babylon.She grimaces and scurries from the room:June: What""s this? A hangover, I believe it is.Aunt Charlotte""s got the shakes.Charlotte: Go on, torture me.Go on, torture me.You like making fun of me, don""t you? You think it""s fun making fun of me, don""t you?An imperious Mrs." A elderly cop Officer Brophy (Edward McNamara) on the beat tells a younger police officer named Patrick ""Pat"" O""Hara (Jack Carson) who is taking over his duties: "I""m turning over to you the nicest, he best beat in Brooklyn.The sprawling post-war Technicolored spectacle followed the Lone Star State""s remarkable transition over the years from the hard-work of agrarian cattle-ranching to oil-industry production.