Director William Wyler""s film was a retelling of the spectacular silent film of the same name (director Fred Niblo""s and MGM""sBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)).Outside the Mickey Finn Palace Saloon, they are transported into an eccentric, but cute and charming soft-shoe dance routine o the 1905 hit tune: "At the Ball, That""s All," sung by cowboys (the Avalon Boys Quartet).Harvey throws a flowery wreath into the water when Manuel""s name is called.His father, understanding his son""s loss, throws a second wreath in the water that touches the first one - and they clasp hands.He recalled that Yashida had given him his samurai sword as thanks, but he had refused the generous offer: "Keep it safe.