Dr.Logan described how the zombies were like humans: "They are us..They are the same animal simply functioning less perfectly" - and "they can be tricked into being good little girls and boys" through behavioral conditioning: "They have to be rewarded.As a dancer turned gambler, Astaire was challenged to raise $25,000 to prove to his father-in-law that he could support - and marry his fiancee Betty Furness.] Actress Olivia de Havilland, who had seen the Broadway play, approached Wyler to also see the play, and urged him to adapt it for a screen version hat would feature her in the lead role.He imagines water flowing over him in a super-imposed image - the water in which he intends to drown and murder his wife.The inspirational, life-affirming and uplifting, old-fashioned style Hollywood product (resemblingThe Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)andCool Hand Luke (1967)) is a combination prison/dramatic film and character study.