The scene was played to the sound of a cassette tape of Bellini""s Italian operatic ariaNorma.The female was wearing a white tank top, and was glimpsed through an apartment window in golden light.Their intentions were to transform Earth into a New Krypton ("So that Krypton can live again on Earth") - causing the annihilation of Earth""s inhabitants (skulls littered the ground).During the deputy oath, Ethan walks into the scene from the background.Clayton greets "the prodigal brother" and wonders about Ethan""s whereabouts following the Civil War and the South""s surrender three years earlier.Suspense was created during earlier parts of the film over the question - was Clift""s character actually a fortune hunter or not? It was reported hat Clift was unhappy with his own performance (he claimed he was better as a more contemporary male romantic lead) both during the film""s making and afterwards when it premiered.