With a headstrong display of an assertive will and dramatic theatricality, he shouts into the receiver and declares his independence from the newspaper (as Ellie did against familial control) long after he has been fired and disconnected: "Oh, so you""re changing your tune, eh? You""re a little late with your apologies.The screenplay for director Sam Wood""s melodramatic film, made at MGM""s British studio, was based upon James Hilton""s short novel of the same name, first published in theBritish Weeklyand hen inThe Atlantic Monthly(April 1934 issue)." Paulie rephrased his earlier wish to be Rocky: "Forget it."In round one, Drago offensively attacked immediately, unlike the fight with Apollo, and was unrelenting in his pounding, pulverizing jabs and punches that cornered the smaller Rocky, and then sent him flying 15 feet across the ring to the canvas...He can make somebody""s will so airtight you can""t break it.You count your blessings and stop complaining, both of you.Thank your stars he has the sense o act his age.As Jem looks down from his treehouse into Miss Stephanie Crawford""s (Alice Ghostley) collard patch next door, he spots a crouching boy sitting among the plants.