BackgroundNinotchka(1939) was the long-awaited, classic romantic comedy, with a clever and witty script and the magnificent presence of actress Greta Garbo in herfirstofficial American comedy (in her next-to-last film)." He predicted: "Not only does Rocky win, but he wins knockout." Another mentioned that Dixon had never been in "knock-down, drag-out brawls.He never had to dig down to rally back," and Balboa would win.A third boxing historian spoke about how Dixon had only fought "cream-puffs," but with his unbelievable speed and slashing offense, he would defeat Balboa.Upstairs in the local Greely""s Beer Gardens and Billiard Parlor (an euphemistic misnomer), prostitutes Strawberry Alice (Frances Fisher) and Delilah Fitzgerald (Anna Levine) are letting two drunken cowpokes from the Bar T (Davey Bunting (Rob Campbell) and Quick Mike (David Mucci)) service (or ride) them in adjoining, darkly-lit rooms when a scuffle breaks out.[On the last day of 1942, Roosevelt actually screened the film at the White House.] Its strategic timing was further enhanced at the time of its general release in early 1943 by the January 14-24, 1943 Casablanca Conference (a summit meeting in which Roosevelt broke US-Vichy relations) in he Moroccan city with Churchill, Roosevelt, and two French leaders - DeGaulle (the charismatic Free French leader) and General Henri Giraud (supportive of Marshal Petain).