Creed asserted he was in the best shape of his life, stronger and quicker, and he stressed the importance of the fight: "This is not just an exhibition fight that doesn""t mean anything.After being detained for awhile, Ethan met the female "Max" (Vanessa Redgrave) in her lavishly-furnished apartment, who knew immediately that he was NOT the mole named Job (in Internet conversations), and described Hunt as paradoxical ("You are not Job.Its title was a takeoff on the similar film title,The Philadelphia Story (1940).It was thefifthof eight films that Sturges wrote and directed for Paramount Studios between his most prolific years, from 1940 and 1946:The Great McGinty (1940)Christmas in July (1940)The Lady Eve (1941)Sullivan""s Travels (1942)The Palm Beach Story (1942)The Miracle of Morgan""s Creek (1944)Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)The Great Moment (1946)The film is literally full of choice, timeless, quotable lines of dialogue, although a portion of the film is slightly dated (the character of the black train porter).The fictional small town of Black Rock (California) serves as a microcosm of America in the post-war era.His mother (Thelma Ritter in her film debut) leaned over and whispered: "Macy""s ain""t got any.Nobody""s got any." It was Santa""s first real test - would he follow Shellhammer""s advice or not? He promised the boy that he would fulfill his wish: "You""ll get your fire engine.