During the banal conference, he is asked only one question from the audience - how much longer the false cover story must be maintained.Due to a witch""s spell cast on her when she was a little girl, she would remain that way until she found "true love""s first kiss.Letty brushed the sand from her hair, as Beverly continued to fawn over her, but explained how his respiratory health was poor:I""d have sent for you before, honey - but it""s been a mighty hard year - and my cough isn""t much better.Luthor then related the Prometheus myth to Kitty - the tale was similar to his own ambitious yet frustrated quest for "power" and the control of technology: "Prometheus was a god who stole the power of fire from the other gods and gave control of it to mortals.The Civil War adventure-epic classic was made toward the end of the silent era.Posters describing the slapstick film heralded: "Love, Locomotives and Laughs." However, Keaton""s greatest picture (arguably) received both poor reviews by critics (it was considered tedious and disappointing) and weak box-office results (about a half million dollars domestically, and approximately one million worldwide) when initially released in the late 20s, and it led to Keaton""s loss of independence as a film-maker and a restrictive deal with MGM.