This was not he first time the subject matter was performed.The screenplay by Howard Koch was based on W.Somerset Maugham""s mid-1920s London stage play (that featured Gladys Cooper in the lead role).Then, it was a Broadway play that opened in 1927 (with Katharine Cornell), followed by Paramount Studios"" talkie of the same name in 1929 with Academy-Award nominated Jeanne Eagels (in her sound film debut) as the female protagonist Leslie Crosbie.When Logan arrived on the cycle in the snowy mountain village, he was immediately surrounded by Harada""s black-clad ninjas standing guard, as local villagers fled to their homes.He amuses them with his country manners, awkwardly carrying a cage of home-ing pigeons (his "little-feathered friends") and continually fumbling with his hat in his hands.The Joker first circled around "Harvey""s squeeze" Rachel and intimidated her with a knife as he told her another version of his facial scarring.