Ludmilla defended her husband and then turned back to politics: "He""s a professional fighter, not a killer.[Note: Charlottesville, Virginia was the location of Leslie""s Maryland family home.However, in Ferber""s original novel, Leslie""s hometown was actually Virginia.]His larger-than-life character was further introduced with a dark silhouetted view shot from behind (emphasizing his giant Texan hat) as he stood at the train""s door.The next scene, set in his Norfolk, Virginia home, was during the festive engagement party of Ethan Hunt and fiancee Julia, a hospital nurse.The romantic couple includes a wife/mother (stage actress Celia Johnson) looking for escape from her humdrum life and sterile marriage, and a dashing doctor (Trevor Howard in his third film).