Reggie visits a kindly rare stamp dealer Mr.Felix (Paul Bonifas) with a large magnifying glass, who reveals that the stamps torn off an envelope (addressed to her from her husband) are extremely valuable.You ought to find yourself a lady, Chance.But I guess it oughta be an old lady, because you ain""t gonna do a young one any good, not with that little thing of yours.]The many taglines on the film""s posters exclaimed:"EAST OF EDEN is a story of explosive passions and Elia Kazan has made it into a picture of staggering power.Hundreds and thousands of people are going to listen to him over the radio.And unless he says something that""s - well, that""s sensational, it""s just no good." Her widowed, kindly mother (Spring Byington), who was married to her philanthropic father Dr.Mitchell who served he needy common people, suggests that the speech that she is writing shouldn""t be one of those "complaining political speeches.