And a familiar director Clarence Brown was also assigned to the film, having already directed Garbo inFlesh and the Devil (1926), andA Woman of Affairs (1928)(and laterAnna Karenina (1935)andConquest (1937)).Look at the way he moves, like a dancer...And those fingers, them chubby fingers.And that stroke, it""s like he""s uh, like he""s playin"" a violin or somethin"".At midnight, the game proceeds between the two virtuoso players, shown in a montage of sideviews of intent onlookers, called-shots, he clicking sounds of the shiny balls, scorekeeping (by Alexander Rose), and wagered wads of bills - deceptively calm, Fats appears o be winning." Fred asks for her assistance with one of the crossword puzzle clues, a quotation from John Keats"" poem - "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be":Fred: You""re a poetry addict." He was caught stealing food rations (an orange) by Reepicheep, and he two dueled on deck for sport.He recalls - with horror - his murderous plan to kill his wife - pressing his fists to his temples.He rises and takes the hands of his unsuspecting wife - his body is hunched forward as though he literally carries the weight of the world on his shoulders.