The four widely separate, yet paralleled stories are set in different ages - and in the original print, each story was inted with a different color.[A reel is approximately ten to twelve minutes in length.] Although Von Stroheim cut the film down to about 24 reels (a four-hour version), Stroheim""s own director/friend Rex Ingram cut the film further to between 15 and 18 reels (a three-hour version).In the tremendously competitive atmosphere backstage, the classic ingenue is instantly marked as a innocent by a tough, experienced chorine:Chorine: You, uh, looking for somebody - or just shopping around?Peggy: Could you tell me where I""ll find the gentleman in charge?Chorine: First door to your left, dearie!The ""first door to your left"" is the men""s room.In Bruce""s absence, the board of Wayne Enterprises was run by Bill Earle (Rutger Hauer), and Wayne was able to reestablish contact with his company by working with knowledgeable Applied Sciences Division ex-board member Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman).We take the money.Ethan takes the blame.No one else has seen you alive.No one will believe him." Suddenly, "Phelps" removed his latex mask, revealing himself to be Ethan.And then the real Jim Phelps entered with a gun, and demanded that Ethan explain when he knew about Phelps"" duplicitous plans.