" Myers punched Howard to the ground and then repeatedly stomped and flattened his face, crushing his skull(# 10 death).However, the studio, after negative reactions to preview screenings, re-edited the film to soften its harsh conclusion in which Caesar called on apes to enslave humanity.The 1932 and 1945 films pre-dated wo later films that also centered around hotel settings, both from playwright Neil Simon:Arthur Hiller""sPlaza Suite (1971)Herbert Ross""California Suite (1978)More recently, Wes Anderson""sThe Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)also made a grand hotel setting (in the fictional European principality of Zubrowka) a character in itself.The film is subtitled: "A Simple Story of Plain People," with director Griffith intending that its sweeping, lyrical, but epic style would convey an image of a vanished, unspoiled, pastoral America...You and the people have the same problem [Memnon]." Mathayus dispatched Memnon""s falcon to fly back to Memnon, with dead Thorak""s necklace medallion.When he received the message, he told no one of its contents, and then announced a feast to celebrate his impending victory over the last of the rebels.