Plot SynopsisThe Indo-Chinese Plantation - Introduction of Characters:In the opening scene, unshaven, coarse Indochinese (nowadays Vietnam) rubber plantation manager Dennis ""Denny"" Carson (Clark Gable) was introduced taking charge of his business - known as the North Co-China Rubber Company.Fresh meat!" Kristen shook her friend by the shoulders to warn her: "Alice, wake up and get out" and then slapped Alice hard across the face, but immediately apologized: "Alice, I""m so sorry, it was a mistake.Peter and Stephen played cards in their living room, betting with real $50 and $100 dollar bills.TV broadcasts were non-existent for three days and Francine shut off the TV, although Stephen was hopeful about contact with the outside world: "They might come back on," and after bickering with her, turned it back on.The bartender removes his hat in an awed response to a recitation of Thornton""s lineage.The patriarch remembers his father Michael and grand-father Sean: "Bless his memory.So it""s himself you""re named after.Well now, that being the case, itisa pleasant evening and wewillhave a drink." He pounds his walking stick on the bar, as Dermot Fahy (Ken Curtis) starts playing an Irish ballad - "The Wild Colonial Boy" on his accordion for all o sing.