Although somewhat dated and uneven, it was a magnificent historical costume epic, set in the ancient 1st century B.Set-pieces:Anakin""s and Obi-Wan""s speeder chase after assassin Zam Wesell in Galactic City, the scene of hand-to-hand combat between Obi-Wan and Jango Fett on Kamino""s landing platform, the breathtaking aerial chase through the asteroid field of Geonosis, Anakin""s and Padmé""s dangerous traversing of Geonosis"" mechanical-robotic assembly line (manufacturing a droid army), the battle of the captives (Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan) against hree monsters in the Execution Arena and between Mace Windu""s Jedi fighters and Count Dooku""s droids, and the concluding light-saber duel between the Yoda and Count Dooku.In the all-star cast were:Anne Hilton (Claudette Colbert), the matriarchal wife and mother who held her family together (including her two daughters)Jane (Jennifer Jones in her second feature film), her eldest daughter, a high-school seniorBridget (or Brig) (teenaged Shirley Temple in her first major post-childhood role), the younger daughterTim Hilton (Neil Hamilton) (completely off-screen, although pictured in a photograph), the beloved businessman father, who volunteered to serve, and was later reported lost and missing in action in the SW PacificFidelia (Hattie McDaniel), the family""s black maid who worked to pay her rent due to stretched financesWhen her husband went off to World War II in early 1943, Anne Hilton was left behind with her two daughters." He urned to run off the field, but then swiveled around and asked: "Can I come back again?" Ray was encouraging: "I built this for you.