As nature""s threat diminished, Roddy proposed to Letty, who was pressed up closely next to him in the cellar.Dobbs "Dobbsie" (Humphrey Bogart)] who is betting on a fortune, tears his losing ticket o pieces and throws it away in anger and disgust.She describes he two-week old occupant of the rented room whose name is Carlotta Valdes: "I can""t imagine that sweet girl with that dear face.The film""s opening itle credits included a studio disclaimer in an attempt to remain neutral and not take sides in its story of conflict between two societal classes - the rich land-owning planters and the poor, tenant cotton-picking farmers:In many parts of the South today, there exists an endless dispute between the rich land-owners, known as planters and the poor cotton pickers, known as tenants or ""peckerwoods"".The sale of black leather jackets and motorcycles (to emulate the dress, attitudes and behavior of Marlon Brando and Lee Marvin) reached new heights after the film""s release, and motorcycles became a symbol of youth rebellion.