Lecter was one of the oppressed teenaged orphans, rendered mute by his traumatic wartime experiences, and he refused to sing the official anthem at mealtime.The film was intended to combat pro-Nazi Fascist forces present in America with its story of a young female newspaper reporter (Barbara Stanwyck) who writes a fraudulent column after threatened with being fired.In 1984, a film directed by Sidney Lumet titledGarbo Talks (1984),used this film""s slogan in a story about a woman whose dying wish was to meet her screen idol Garbo.Butch: Well, that""s cause I figured no one would do it.Harvey: Figured wrong, Butch.Butch: (desperately) You guys can""t want Logan!News: Well, at least he""s with us, Butch.You""ve been spendin"" a lot of time gone.Butch: Well, that""s because everything""s different now.Harvey: Guns or knives, Butch?Butch: (ignoring Harvey) It""s harder now, you gotta plan more, you gotta prepare more.Capra had originally wanted MGM stars Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy to play the lead roles, but ended up, surprisingly, with top MGM star Gable ""on-loan"" (as punishment for refusing a role opposite Joan Crawford) from the studio.