They always hold their meetings in the mansion because, as Cobb astutely points out: "Why do mice go where there""s cheese?" The board""s spokesman is Douglas (Edwin Maxwell) and to Deeds"" surprise, he has been elected to preside as the director, or chairman of the opera house." Afterwards in their upstairs bedroom, Rocky asked Adrian to allow him to fulfill his destiny: "I""m supposed to be a fighter.The influence of the film extended to commercial merchandise in the form of hairstyles, authentic period music of the 30s, and gangster retro-clothing (such as double-breasted suits, berets, fedoras, and the maxi-skirt).And I dreamed about his game every night on the road...You know, this is my table, man, I own it..." By four am, Eddie is ahead "approximately one thousand bucks." At that point, Eddie raises the wager to a thousand dollars a game - and mimics Fats in his drink order to the Preacher (Stefan Gierasch) by asking for his favorite bourbon.