8 and $2.5 million (and with domestic revenue of $3.27 million), it was one of he biggest productions of its era.(It was RKO""s second-most expensive film to date, topped only by the same year""sGunga Din (1939)).The sets were imposing, the cast was first rate, and the script (screenplay by Sonya Levien and adaptation by Bruno Frank) was engrossing.Smith explains how he strayed away when magnetically attracted toward the Capitol Dome:I don""t think I""ve ever been so thrilled in my whole life, and that Lincoln Memorial! Gee Whiz! And Mr.Both bedevil each other and try to stir up the engagements each of hem start to develop with other suitors/mates, as the clock ticks oward the finality of their divorce.He refused to fight back when taunted.The brawl was broken up when his father appeared, and he was given a helping hand by Pete Ross.Jonathan offered solid advice to young Clark: "You just have to decide what kind of man you want to grow up to be, Clark.