Above the sound of the voices inside, the sharp sound of a steamboat""s whistle is heard to announce its arrival.It was the first in a cycle of films with Dixie backdrops hat studied Southern chivalry and honor.The role of the title character was offered as compensation to film star Bette Davis - her first major film role - when she lost the opportunity to play Scarlett O""Hara inGone With The Wind (1939), a characterization with a similar heroine.With a production budget of $1.7 million, and box-office gross receipts of $9 million (domestic).This was the only film of the original five that was released without a pre-title sequence or prologue.DNA in a cameo (voice of director Colin Trevorrow).Claire briefly met her two nephews, and told them that Zara would remain with them until 6 pm dinner, and she would be free by 8 pm.