- a twenty-five year long occupation she believes impoverishes all of them and endangers Alice""s chances:No, I""m not doin"" any hintin"", Virgil, but of course when you get well, you can""t go back to that old hole again.G.Wells: "It""s his first.He""ll never come o anything.He""s too fantastic" - a tie-in to the next scene of Chipping""s denial of a promotion.Chipping""s announced goal is to become housemaster with the retirement and departure of the present master during the following term, but he is passed over for the promotion by the headmaster because of his lack of warmth and vision.The severe editing was completed by Joe Farnham and June Mathis, Goldwyn""s story editor, who hadn""t read either the book or he screenplay.BackgroundOn he Waterfront(1954) is a classic, award-winning, controversial film directed by Elia Kazan - a part drama and part gangster film.