The family was held together by a stern, resourceful, untiring, protective and loving matriarch, Marta "Mama" Hanson (Irene Dunne at age 50), and her blustering, hard-working carpenter husband Lars "Papa" Hanson (Philip Dorn).Dubose""s beautiful flowers.Jem whispers to Scout that he understands how his father practices courteous diplomacy:He gets her interested in something nice, so she forgets to be mean.The snapshot immediately preceding "DIRECTED BY ARTHUR PENN" is of three gunmen kneeling - making an unconscious connection between camera shots and fatal gunshots.It was a majestic, idyllic entrance as Bick drove Leslie hrough the outer gates of Reata to view the immense, isolated but imposing three-story Victorian home in the distance, surrounded by grazing cattle.