Director Mann brought some of the characteristics of his previous film-noirs to this modernized western, borrowed from his own gritty, low-budget classics such asT-Men (1947)andRaw Deal (1948).Repeatedly, the young woman fails to contact Maxim before leaving for America.Finally, on the verge of their departure, she bids him a last goodbye in his room.Woman: I don""t want to go.I shall hate it.I shall be miserable.de Winter:...Which would you prefer? New York or Manderley?He asks her to make a choice between leaving for America or returning with him to Manderley.In the first of many cigarette lightings in the film, Charlotte is impressed that he graciously lights her cigarette that she holds to her mouth:Jerry: I wish I understood you.He orders the British prisoners (including all the officers) to build a bridge - beginning the next day after a day of rest.