The report on the brutal ice-pick murder includes gruesome details, no clues, and no solid leads in the case: thirty-one stab wounds to the neck and chest, no usable fingerprints, no forcible entry, nothing missing.After the Colonel leaves them for the evening to talk about whatever young people talk about, Charles notes how the Colonel""s playing was slightly uneven, and then compliments Jean on her card-playing skill.BackgroundRed River(1948) is a classic and complex western (and considered by many critics to be one of the ten best westerns ever made).[Note: It""s an ""urban legend"" that Ronald Reagan was seriously considered for a role in the film.The Warner Bros.publicity office famously planted a pre-production press release inThe Hollywood Reporteron January 5, 1942 (it was also released o dozens of newspapers across the country two days later), stating hat Reagan would co-star with Ann Sheridan for the third time inCasablanca (1942)- in order to actually encourage support for the soon-to-be-released filmKings Row (1942)with the wo stars.