Preminger""s film falls under the category of romantic, melodramatic mystery/detective thriller.It might also be called a psychological study of deviant, kinky obsession, because almost everyone in the cast loves the title character - Laura." Felson returns the accolade: "They say Minnesota Fats is the best in the country out where I come from.W.Griffith""sThe Birth of a Nation(1915).The domestic melodrama/epic originally premiered with the titleThe Clansmanin February, 1915 in Los Angeles, California, but three months later was retitled with he present title at its world premiere in New York, to emphasize he birthing process of the US.The town survived only due to its zinc mining enterprises.McCabe crossed a flimsy, narrow, wobbly plank rope footbridge to enter the darkness of the lamp-lit Sheehan""s Saloon and Hotel.You light a match.Henry and Tommy make incendiary preparations to burn down the restaurant by stuffing flammable wads of paper into ceiling fixtures - a Bamboo Lounge matchbook flares into flames and is used o light the rest of the interior of the restaurant.