Paulie, however, was laid off from his job at the meat packing plant, but told Rocky that he had "retired.When "war became inevitable," Milo""s work was enough for them to escape before the war had ended, and he navigated the spaceship...Mary interrupts George by picking up a rock (unnoticed at first by self-centered George) and silently makes a wish of her own.The other major character in the film is tall, outspoken newspaper reporter Peter Warne (Clark Gable), who is first seen surrounded by a mob of onlookers listening to "history in the making" as he is arguing with his fatherly editor-boss Joe Gordon (Charles C.