Cobb who was blacklisted.]The tale was inspired and loosely based on a real-life incident over the Fourth of July weekend in 1947 in Hollister, California, (publicized in an issue ofHarper's Magazinein a January 1951 article titled "Cyclists' Raid" by Frank Rooney), when about four thousand people, composed of motorcyclists and other visitors and enthusiasts, roared into the town over a two day period, and overwhelmed the facilities.Frenchy: But Destry is dead.Cowboy: That makes him the right man for the job.2nd Cowboy: Saves us a lot of trouble.Dimsdale: Is that so? Well, young Tom ain't dead and his father brought him up to be the toughest and fighting-est man that ever growed up in the West.In particular, she gained notoriety for the film's interrogation scene in which she uncrossed and re-crossed her legs while wearing a short white mini-dress (without panties).Now reliant on his wife's wealth, he admitted that he could no longer divorce her and risk losing her financial support, if she ever reignited her affair.