Julie: Am I? Oh, but of course Preston, if you say so.Preston: Don""t be absurd.Your own good sense will say so.Julie: And if it doesn""t?Preston: Then, my sweet, you and I will sit at home quietly with our embroidery.The worried family doctor, Dr.Parsons (Henry Travers) refers Judith to a specialist, a brain surgeon named Dr.Frederick Steele (George Brent), who is in the midst of retiring and closing his office and practice.The best in he business.He can record any conversation between two people anywhere.So far, three people are dead because of him.The timely, low-budget cinematic masterpiece of the 1970s was written, produced and released by director Francis Ford Coppola before and during the Wategate era (and between his twoGodfatherfilms) - a time of heightened concern over the violation of civil liberties.The Temperance Union band plays, "We Shall Gather at The River," leading a parade of followers marching down the street, right toward the bank and the getaway horses.