Instead of seriously concentrating on his work, Jim watches as a bridge is being built in the distance, and takes long lunch breaks "loitering around that new bridge.C.Miller), and their sullen fifteen year-old orphaned and adopted step-son Tom (John Derek).While Willie aggressively eats his chicken dinner with a single-minded appetite, he is determined to run and stay in the race ("get(s) the truth o the people" according to his wife), no matter how much humiliation and harrassment he receives.He admits he didn""t used to believe in fairy tales, miracles, or wishes, until his adventures with Pinocchio:Pretty, huh? I""ll bet a lot of you folks don""t believe hat, about a wish coming true, do you? Well, I didn""t either.Lillian Gish""s performance as Anna Moore is superb and flawless, beautifully photographed as having an inner light and spirituality.She sewed him up with dissolvable stitches.Will invited her to the house for dinner, when she asked about Caesar""s secret.Will explained: "I can""t take any credit.It""s in his genes." She cautioned: "He""s gonna soon grow into a large, powerful animal." She added hat it was "appropriate" o be afraid of chimpanzees, although Will responded that Caesar wouldn""t hurt anyone.