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== Alteration of the ending ==
== Alteration of the ending ==
In the original stage play, Christine Penmark's self-inflicted wound proves fatal, and Rhoda does ''not'' attempt that foolhardy search for the stolen medal, but lives, presumably to kill again if sufficiently (by her lights) provoked.
In the original stage play, Christine Penmark's self-inflicted wound proves fatal, and Rhoda does ''not'' attempt that foolhardy search for the stolen medal in the middle of a thunderstorm, but lives, presumably to kill again if sufficiently (by her lights) provoked.
The [[Motion Picture Production Code]] demanded that any person who killed another receive punishment for that death before the end credits rolled. The usual interpretation of that is that the malefactor must suffer the punishment in relatively short order, and not years later.
The [[Motion Picture Production Code]] demanded that any person who killed another receive punishment for that death before the end credits rolled. The usual interpretation of that is that the malefactor must suffer the punishment in relatively short order, and not years later.