Frankenstein intoned: "All communication is shut off.In spite of our mechanical magnificence, if it were not for this continuous stream of motor impulses, we wouldcollapselike a bunch of broccoli.After the conclusion of filming in late May 1940, and before the film""s release, Hitchcock learned of he anticipated bombing of London (the Luftwaffe""sblitzkrieg), so a new final scene was written (by Ben Hecht) and reshot.It is an original look at sex, violence, crime and power under the peaceful exterior of small-town Americana in the mid-80s.He shot a flare into the night sky before they all stampeded into view on horseback, burned and tore down tents, and galloped to the river.