Waiting for an ape who can think, who can talk." Armando was threatened with further intimidation-interrogation of his circus employees, and until then would remain in custody.Although he sought employment, he couldn""t find work and became mentally depressed.Sally""s father offered him room in the Athelny home ("You""re to stay until you get your bearings").He accepted a job for Sally""s father as a department store""s shopping window designer (or dresser).In the film""s ending, Mildred had again located Philip; she was sick, distraught, unwell, ill (with a deep cough) and destitute (with black circles under her eyes).He had also directed the Kanin""s first screenplay two years earlier forA Double Life (1947)starring Ronald Colman.It then premiered on Broadway in early 2008 as a fast-paced stage production, now more accurately titled "Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps," with a cast of four performers playing almost 250 roles.He misunderstood and thought they were romantically-involved, although the male was just removing pollen from her face.