The four (including the warden) proceeded on their expedition into the Saharan desert, where they encountered the harsh sun, sandstorms, and the existence of the Medjai - who watched them from a distance (Ardeth Bay noted: "This one is strong").She quipped about it being a romantic comedy, and he half-joked: "Just because it""s a love story doesn""t mean you can""t have a decapitation or two.J.Allen Hynek, who served as the film""s technical advisor (and appeared in a bit cameo part during the final scene).Prison life consists of routine, and then more routine.Every so often, Andy would show up with fresh bruises.The Sisters kept at him.Sometimes he was able to fight ""em off, sometimes not.And that""s how it went for Andy.That was his routine.BackgroundSince You Went Away(1944) is a vivid, sentimental portrait of the World War II homefront with its trials, fears, heartbreaks, and its tribute to American family values.Meanwhile, he representative of the neighboring Sylvania [the name of the country where Jeanette MacDonald ruled in Ernst Lubitsch""sThe Love Parade (1929)], Ambassador and rival suitor Trentino (Louis Calhern), schemes to win Mrs.