During a ""peeping-tom"" sequence as Charlie watched Teresa, his next-door neighbor in an adjacent apartment window, sexily undressing, he told her (in voice-over) about a foreshadowing dream:Teresa, I had a dream last night about you and me.It was also Cagney""ssoleOscar-winning performance in his career.The film lost the Best Picture Oscar to the similarly-patriotic (albeit British)Mrs.Miniver.Similar to George M.Cohan""s own family that acted ogether as "The Four Cohans," Cagney""s real-life sister Jeanne acted in the film as his younger sister Josie Cohan and his brother William was associate producer (in an independent company).Something that I must ask you...Would you wash out a pair of socks for me?...It""s just my way of telling you that I love you, that""s all.But then, Mrs.Whitehead intrudes, just when Spaulding feels he has Mrs.Rittenhouse on "the five-yard line." He works on Mrs.Whitehead too, complimenting her on her beautiful eyes.He looks toward Mrs.Rittenhouse and includes her, and merges them into one individual: "And so have you." Conversely, he splits himself into two - he describes and then acts out hisownfacial expressions: "He shot her a glance (he shoots his eyes sideways) - as a smile played around his lips (he flutters his own lips).Retaliating in a rage, Brent came out into the open where he shot and killed ape commander Ursus, and continued to fire upon other gorillas until he was struck down and died in a massive volley of bullets.He shot a flare into the night sky before they all stampeded into view on horseback, burned and tore down tents, and galloped to the river.