Resentful and upset by the hostile takeover and change in leadership, Clark tactfully spoke to Lacy about how everyone would cooperate, but he stressed: "A reporter""s first allegiance has to be to the truth.The body of Loco rolled onto Ali when he looked up into the hayloft, crashing them both to the barn floor.]:Kaye: My mind""s been wandering lately...Oh, it""s just one of those days.Let""s sit down and have a good cry...No casting today.Leave your name and telephone number and we""ll get in touch with you later.Mr.Powell isn""t seeing anyone until the end of the week.Last week, and the week before, and the week before hat.Where did I ever get the idea that I was a good actress?Jean: Say, who got all those rave notices a year ago?Kaye: Yeah, but that was a year ago.The film was also strongly influenced by director George Pal""sConquest of Space (1955), and was similar in some plot elements that were referenced by Kubrick.).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).