Jackson P.Sayer (Carmen Filpi).During his wild rantings o his fellow "pilgrim," he spoke of the end of the world:"Apocalypse, end of the world, Armageddon.Dupree, South Dakota.Various shots show the empty streets and subdued, quiet life in the South Dakota town.Holly""s soon-to-be partner in crime, 25 year-old Kit Carruthers (Martin Sheen), wearing a tight white T-shirt and blue jeans, appears on his early rounds collecting garbage on a dump truck in the quiet town of Ft."The concluding scene was at the Smallville cemetery, where Clark and Martha visited Jonathan""s gravesite, and she spoke of his intentions: "He always believed you were meant for greater things.Producer David O.Selznick had acquired the film rights to Mitchell""s novel in July, 1936 for $50,000 - a record amount at the time to an unknown author for her first novel, causing some to label the film "Selznick""s Folly.