However, at only 300 yards distance, Vice Admiral Greer (on theReuben James) deliberately and prematurely self-destructed the torpedo, and then ordered that it be reported that the sub had been hit - as a ploy to convince the rescued Soviet crew members that their sub was under attack ("The Captain is fighting the Americans")." Producers Jones (Robert McWade) and Barry (Ned Sparks) are planning to stagePretty Lady- a Broadway musical, despite the Depression, and they have hired the well-known "musical comedy director" Julian Marsh (Warner Baxter).While inside, hey watched as a white van emptied a wooden crate of German bearer bonds.Afterwards, they trailed the van as it took the crate back o a bonded warehouse where foreign shipments were held until they cleared customs.It was the 16th highest-grossing (domestic) film of its year, 1979 (the #1 film wasKramer vs.Kramer (1979)).It was thethirdmost-commercially successful film of Allen""s entire career, grossing $39.9 million (domestic), just behindMidnight in Paris (2011)at $56.8 million (domestic), andHannah and Her Sisters (1986)at $40 million (domestic).If adjusted for inflation, it was Allen""ssecond-highest grossing film at $145.8 million, just behindAnnie Hall (1977)at $157.1 million.It was Allen""s first 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen (or Cinemascopic) release; it was specified that it would only be released in its original "letter-boxed" format (rather than pan-and-scan) for early TV broadcasts and video versions.