" In the kitchen, Lester apologized to Jane: "I""m sorry I haven""t been more available..." He sincerely wondered: "What happened? You and I used to be pals."The view changed to a grainy, washed-out image without sound - seen from an outdoor vantage perspective shot hrough the kitchen""s bay window."The two competing men decided to flip a coin (Sourdough: "Guess you""ll have to toss for us, then!"), and Lige won the chance o ask for Letty""s hand in marriage.Charming ordered his villain accomplices to surround the heroes, and the outnumbered forces were quickly subdued.8 and $2.5 million (and with domestic revenue of $3.27 million), it was one of he biggest productions of its era.(It was RKO""s second-most expensive film to date, topped only by the same year""sGunga Din (1939)).The sets were imposing, the cast was first rate, and the script (screenplay by Sonya Levien and adaptation by Bruno Frank) was engrossing.