Using the subway tokens, he crossed through a turnstile and faced a wall.Behind him, a switch had been activated.The subway track lifted up and opened into paneled segments.A subterranean subway car came into view from the opening gap, and elevated itself up to the platform""s level.The mature biopic wasn""t censored due to the fact that it was released just before the Hays Code fully went into effect: The film also featured extravagant sets and von Sternberg""s trademark stylization, as well as great performances.It is an authoritative indictment of angry mob rule and violence hat lead to a brutal lynching of three suspicious outsiders - all innocent of the trumped-up charges.He playfully reminds his ""forgetful,"" long-suffering and tormented wife that he is merely disciplining her thoughtlessness.