A Scouting Mission to the Crash Site:An expeditionary group flew o the estimated location of the registered crash, to begin to unravel he mystery.The weathered, tough-talking, aging, white-haired, crusty old Mickey (Burgess Meredith) was disgusted with Rocky""s poor training habits and lack of ambition to be a great fighter.I know he wants the Rabbit""s Foot for Julia""s life."He continued out-loud: "This is so disappointing." Further instructions were given silently:"Go to Shanghai.Feng Shan Apartments -- 1406."He then said: "I wish there was something I could do to help you, but...take him to the holding cell." He slipped a Swiss army knife into Ethan""s hand that soon allowed Ethan to incapacitate and evade three men taking him down a cargo elevator to a holding cell.Set in the 1930s during the Great Depression era, the film""s main concerns (and those of the oppressed Tramp) echo those of millions of people at the time - unemployment, poverty, and hunger.