Karen is positioned upright in the glass sarcophagus.Poelzig explains that she had died of pneumonia two years after the war and he had embalmed her to preserve her corpse after her death - the daughter had also died.It also states he film is "based on the story of George M.Cohan." A fade-in presents a full shot of an electrical Broadway theatre sign which proclaims:SAM H.HARRISPRESENTSGEORGE M.COHANin his triumphal return to the stageinI'd Rather Be RightThe GreatestMusical Comedy Hit in YearsThe camera pans down into the lobby of the theatre where a large, life-size cut-out picture of George M.Plot SynopsisThe film's opening title credits were portrayed in storybook format.Various chapters identified locations -Deer Lake, MaineA boat glided into the dock of a beautiful lake, bringing author-writer Richard "Dick" Harland (Cornel Wilde) home from a two-year prison sentence.Originally, Kazan had hired playwright Arthur Miller in 1950 to research the world of longshoremen in Brooklyn’s Red Hook area (and use material from Johnson's articles), and craft a script for a film to be titledThe Hook.Retaliating in a rage, Brent came out into the open where he shot and killed ape commander Ursus, and continued to fire upon other gorillas until he was struck down and died in a massive volley of bullets.