The film opened with camp counselors (in yellow camp uniforms) gathered around a fire in a camp building during a guitar-accompanied sing-a-long, while campers slept in their cabins.At the mouth of the cave dwelling site, the Deputy Sheriff (Gene Evans) was already questioning Papa Minosa (John Berkes), Leo's elderly father (with a right club foot), who reported that his son had become trapped about six hours earlier.After teaching a streetful of adorable Parisian children some American words, Jerry exuberantly tap dances and teaches them o sing an American song, "I Got Rhythm," partly in French and partly in English, while he dances and leaps down the block.Lake, was a Cain and Abel brother-revenge story as well as a serious tale about a man on a vindictive quest (similar to John Ford's classic westernThe Searchers (1956)).George is left alone as Harry returns o the train for his luggage.His dreams of escape and adventure are dashed, but he keeps his bitterness and discouragement to himself.