The poetic motto on the entrance sign to the town at the railroad station, read outloud by Cobb, was authored by the idealistic, platitudinous Deeds:Welcome to Mandrake FallsWhere the scenery enthrallsWhere no hardship e'er befallsWelcome to Mandrake Falls.Toward the film's conclusion, all the copies of the painting, original and fakes, were missing or stolen.He had experienced a series of mediocre post-war flops, including RKO's romantic comedyMagic Town (1947), the musical comedy anthologyOn Our Merry Way (1948)from UA, another romantic comedyYou Gotta Stay Happy (1948)from Universal,and MGM's melodramatic-adventure filmMalaya (1949).Pearl White was the most famous star of the silent serials, known for their archetypal cliffhangers that left audiences wondering what would happen in the next chapter.