" As she becomes drowsy, she complains about having her hair cut off for the operation, but then rests back on her pillow and peacefully expresses confidence in her doctor and in the outcome of the operation (performed off-screen):I feel so good.It depends on the favor.Marlowe: Do you know Geiger""s bookstore across the street?Clerk: I think I may have passed it.Marlowe: Do you know Geiger by sight?Clerk: Well, I...Marlowe: What does he look like?Clerk: Wouldn""t it be easy enough to go across the street and ask o see him?Marlowe: I""ve already done that.This film foreshadowed other great, more complex westerns hat Ford would later direct -The Searchers (1956)andThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).[The mixing of erotic flames being ignited with their increasing passion for each other and for violent guns is symbolic of sexual foreplay during the couple""s courtship.