She had great difficulty adjusting to white society upon her return, and died in 1870.] The film""s producer was C.V.Whitney - a descendant of Eli Whitney, who was a pioneer in the mass production of muskets in the first firearms assembly factory in New Haven, CT.As Logan died, he confessed to James that he was his real father: "He wasn""t your father.Son." Victor was supportive of young Jimmy: "He deserved it, and you gave it to him." Both boys, realizing they were brothers (or half-brothers) in a fraternal bond ("brothers protect each other.The infamous MacGuffin in this Hitchcock film is the identity of the thief.The stylish film""s screenplay, by John Michael Hayes (in his second project with Hitchcock), was based on the novel of he same name by David Dodge...you""ll feel better about me and things will be like they used to be"), but soon things took a turn for the worse.