Members of the town, including Kinkaid""s loyal buddy Farnley, are enraged by the report and assemble to take action.] The bracelet that he gave Fen is found on the slain Indian""s wrist - and symbolizes her death.The dead brave is obviously he one responsible for his fiancee""s demise.It is a shock to Dunson o learn of her death and he is hardened by it.Again, Groot reacts with dismay and sympathetically expresses Tom""s thoughts: "Oh Tom, that""s too bad.Its widespread theatrical release on March 18, 1968 in New York City and then in other cities ensured its success.Enos urged Annie to "quit now" and then told her that two kids had been brutally murdered there in 1958, a young boy had drowned there in 1957 (both unsolved cases), and there were unexplained fires.Before it, other war films in the silent era had done very well: King Vidor""sThe Big Parade (1925), Raoul Walsh""sWhat Price Glory? (1926), and William Wellman""sWings (1927).