And I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment, because hey""ll never come again...Don""t stop ""til you get to Clarksburg." The former marshal""s first reaction reveals his sense of responsibility:I think I ought to stay.The newly-wed couple leave town immediately, gathered into a horse and buggy buckboard to quickly ride away.He introduced himself as "an old friend of Peter""s" - she admitted that their relationship was "complicated" and that they were currently broken-up.).This spoof of detective films was the first of Keaton""s feature films solely directed by himself, after his co-director stints inThree Ages (1923)andOur Hospitality (1923).Top Hatbecame RKO""s greatest box-office hit of the 30s (the moneymaker brought in over $3 million).By its second week (in September 1935), it had broken attendance records at New York""s Radio City Music Hall by taking in $245,000, and by its third week, it had accumulated $350,000 in ticket sales.