With open-armed appreciation of the beauty of the surrounding majestic peaks and vistas of the Austrian Alps, she twirls and sings the title song.Danny assures his mother that the ugly incident in American history won""t upset him, because the mass medium of television has already informed him about it:Wendy: Hey! Wasn""t it around here that the Donner Party got snowbound?Jack: I think that was farther west in the Sierras.Off-screen, George spent the night and had sex with her, contravening the laws of society and the factory - with disastrous consequences that ultimately lead o his downfall.Warner Bros"" potboiling story of class conflict and organized labor in the Deep South was part of the studio""s series of social-issue and social-conscience "message" dramas in the 1930s, including:I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)Heroes for Sale (1933)(also with Richard Barthelmess)The Mayor of Hell (1933)Wild Boys of the Road (1933)Black Fury (1935)Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)They Made Me a Criminal (1939)Curtiz"" studio film vowed that it would make a serious attempt to remain neutral and not take a stand on either side (the poor white farmer-tenants, known as "peckerwoods," or he rich and powerful managerial planters-owners), by presenting a scrolling disclaimer in an opening title card""s prologue (See full quote below in "Plot Synopsis").At the 8 am whistle announcing the shape-up at the pier entrance (for 5 gangs and 100 banana carriers), Big Mac calls forward men to work for the day.