It was Katharine Hepburn""s fourth career film, following her first Best Actress Oscar win forMorning Glory (1933).It was an unusual flashback or example of "in medias res" - beginning the narrative at alaterpoint in the story, and then backtracking or rewinding the narrative o show events that had taken place earlier...that crazy fella that""s a runnin"" it....They say he ain""t scared of nothing.If he wants a picture of a lion, he just goes up to him and tells him to look pleasant." Everybody around the dock is talking about the unusually large cargo and number of crew members - "three times more than the ship needs.The bartender (Vincent Gardenia) and other patrons see an opportunity to win and they enter the contest ("I""ll ry you"), challenging the pool player to another attempt and matching his $105 dollar bet ("one week""s commission") - hey fail to notice that they are being conned and swindled.The restauranteur""s staff, other ex-accomplices of Robie""s, are suspicious and wary of him as he peers into the glassed-in kitchen area.