It was one of the first musicals to use a naturalistic setting.There were numerous on-location sequences of rugged horseback riding on wooded trails, canoe paddling on a moonlit lake, camping out (with a tent and campfire) under the stars, and survival of a near drowning.He inspects a large chunk of rock quartz, throws it on the car beside him, and cumbersomely pushes the rail-car out of the mouth of the tunnel.1 million (and with box-office revenues between $1.5 and $2 million).The Art Deco-styled Arabian Nights fantasy, the first major visual effects epic in American film-making history, had a lasting influence on other fantasy tales, but it was a box-office failure and underappreciated at the time.White letters on a black background, a title card reads:New York City 1964The camera pans down a sign outside the Barbizon Plaza Theatre: "An Evening With Jake La Motta Tonight 8:30.You are entering the atmosphere of the planet known as Earth.I pray you have made a safe journey.The yellow sun of your new home will give you great physical powers.But it cannot console your spirit.Placed aboard this vessel is an energy module - all that remains of a once powerful civilization: Krypton, your mother planet.