After the movie ended [in the conclusion of the film, Clift""s rich second girlfriend Elizabeth Taylor visited him in jail for the final time, before his scheduled execution for the death of his poorer girlfriend], Robin also went upstairs, and stood topless before the bathroom mirror in her bikini panties, where she blamed herself for hurting Jake""s feelings: "Jake, I""m sorry.Kaufman and Edna Ferber.The hit theatrical version starred Margaret Sullavan (in the Hepburn role), Phyllis Brooks (in the Rogers role) and Frances Fuller (in the Andrea Leeds part).] Davis plays the role of a spoiled, willful, coquettish Southern belle who spitefully and stubbornly ruins her relationship with leading men Henry Fonda and George Brent.A train (and train station) motif played a significant role throughout he story, as did the themes of obsession and the existence of a strange love triangle.