In the credits, the film is said to have been directed by Cedric Gibbons, although much of the film (after the first few weeks) was actually directed by an uncredited Jack Conway.During the credits, a scrapbook""s contents were viewed, including various news articles from theNational Tattlertabloid, sometimes commented upon by its reporter Freddy Lounds: "Local Doctor Wounded, FBI Agent in Extremely Critical Condition - Details Unclear in Bizarre Bloodbath," "Dr.I don""t believe in insurance.There""s no risk." In an edgy, volatile encounter, Lewis bargains firmly with one of the grimy, poverty-stricken Griner brothers (Seamon Glass and Randall Deal) o have them drive their vehicles to Aintry for $40 - and receives a second ominous warning about the hazardous river:Griner: Canoe trip?Lewis: That""s right, a canoe trip.They rode out of the desert into a lush green area close to Ape City, where they found throngs of gorilla-ape soldiers cheering in an open-air arena where speeches were being delivered by ape-men (Brent: "My God! It""s a city of apes!").(And as a footnote, it brought Vivien Leigh to Hollywood where she met David O.Selznick and tested - successfully - for the role of Scarlett O""Hara inGone With The Wind (1939).)Plot SynopsisThe credits play over views of Wuthering Heights, an estate on the edge of the storm-tossed Yorkshire moors.