Ulmer.Its heme of the horrors of war would be echoed in his later films.He was obviously influenced by his previous work with German director F.W.Murnau (and his filmNosferatu (1922)), and by Fritz Lang""s filmMetropolis (1927).Art-deco sets by art director Charles D.Hall, and stark B/W photography by John Mescall evoke the proper atmosphere.Some reviewers have considered it thefirstAmerican psychological horror film, with dark sexual repression, twisted relationships, and aberrant behavior (Satanism (devil worship), black mass orgies, necrophilia, pedophilia, sadistic revenge, murder and incest).Col.Fitts was taken aback by the two who said they were ""partners"", and suspiciously asked: "What are you guys selling?" When they answered that they were both professionals - a tax attorney and anesthesiologist, then it dawned on Fitts that they were gay men.The suspect had escaped from jail 10 days earlier, and supposedly had no relatives.The fugitive had killed the first Mountie who had chased him - Bennett.The Commandant had full confidence in Sgt.Bruce""s abilities: "You""ve never failed us yet."Marie""s Journey To a Small Lakeside Village:With Boniface, Marie arrived by boat at a large Indian settlement at the edge of a large lake - the jumping off point for adventures into the outdoors.BackgroundNinotchka(1939) was the long-awaited, classic romantic comedy, with a clever and witty script and the magnificent presence of actress Greta Garbo in herfirstofficial American comedy (in her next-to-last film).