Blurred wipes between shots represented the turning of pages.a near-naked deceased female was extracted from an iron maiden (a torture device consisting of an iron cabinet with a hinged front and spike-covered interior)whippings of individuals who were bound in stocks or other restraining devicesa rotating wheel with a nude woman tied to itthe pre-rape stripping of the blouse of a femalemultiple axe-executions and beheadingsa group of four bound, topless females burned at a stakean upside-down, swinging male torture victim used as a cathedral""s giant bell-clapperProposal of Marriage:The last image culminated in a dissolve from the human bell-clapper into the hoop skirt of the young 15 year-old Empress-to-be (Marlene Dietrich) being pushed on a flower-decorated swing in her garden.Phyllis: Capital sum, what""s that?Walter: In case he gets killed.Maybe I shouldn""t have said that.Phyllis: I suppose you have to think of everything in your business.Walter: Well, your husband would understand.I""m sure I could sell him on the idea of some accident protection.Why don""t you talk to him about it?Phyllis: You could try, but he""s pretty tough going.Walter: Oh, they""re all tough at first.BackgroundDuel in the Sun(1946) was branded "Lust in the Dust" at he time of its release.This classic epic western was produced by David O.Selznick (who failed in his desire to make it the Western equivalent of his earlier Civil War epicGone with the Wind).To recover after failing to kill herself, she was brought to Lou""s upstairs room to recover.The soft-hearted Lou befriended the distressed Sally, and perceptively knew her problems involved romance with a man.] He injected his wrist with the last remaining bit of Chimera culture ["using his own bloodstream as a petri dish"], and then made plans to travel from Sydney to Atlanta to deliver them safely [to the Center for Disease Control (CDC)], timing his trip so that it would take no longer than 20 hours (the time beyond which he couldn""t be saved by the cure).Ben-Hur demands that Miriam and Tirzah be freed, accusing Messala of being evil.Messala claims he is not evil, while explaining how he must put his duty as Roman tribune ahead of friendship:I wanted your help.