The film""s screenplay was adapted by Frank S.Nugent (director Ford""s son-in-law) from Alan Le May""s 1954 novel of the same name, that was first serialized as a short story in late fall 1954 issues of theSaturday Evening Post, and first titledThe Avenging Texans.I will not allow it to happen again.You brought me back to give you life, but now I must take yours." Freddy raged back: "We""ll see, bitch, we""ll just see," and disappeared in a column of smoke.Amanda spoke to Alice: "I must be released from my earthly prison...Look for me in the tower," as he rear doors of the church closed shut on her and cut short her words." Historically, it was smuggled out of China in 1940, and the government wanted it returned to the Shanghai Museum "as a sign of good faith to the Chinese people.Lock them all in the corral...Martial law has been declared.Everybody is to stay in their homes." He then ordered his gorillas to loot the armory for weapons: "We want guns.Guns are power! Now we go and get guns." Mandemus protested Aldo""s demands and threatened take-over, claiming he was the "keeper of Caesar""s conscience" - he refused to turn over guns without Caesar""s direct approval, arguing: "weapons may only be issued from this armory under direct orders from Caesar, and not under threats from one of his thicker-headed subordinates for whom war means only personal glory," but his words were of no avail when they broke down the door and raided the supplies.