" A boy hawking newspapers of the "North Side Garage" slaughter (SEVEN SLAUGHTERED IN NORTH SIDE GARAGE) and the "feared bloody aftermath" convinces hem to proceed.To be characteristically different from other films in the original two trilogies, the film dispensed with the opening crawl, and familiar side-wipe transitions.The weathered, tough-talking, aging, white-haired, crusty old Mickey (Burgess Meredith) was disgusted with Rocky""s poor training habits and lack of ambition to be a great fighter...just an even dozen."Meanwhile, Elaine has become impatient for being held up and delayed after repeatedly signaling with a sexy whistle (Here Comes the Bride) for Mortimer.She momentarily disappears (just before an express train roars through the station), and then returns in a distressed state, standing at the doorway of the tea room and explaining: "I just wanted to see the express go through.