▁death ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁ocean ; ▁in ▁her ▁j aded ▁mind , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁logical ▁resolution ▁to ▁their ▁problems . ▁Later , ▁on ▁the ▁beach , ▁a ▁dist ra ug ht ▁Paul ▁is ▁comfort ed ▁by ▁the ▁loyal ▁Jeff ers . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁film ' s ▁opening ▁scene , ▁Paul ▁asks ▁Jeff ers ▁to ▁tell ▁B auer ▁not ▁to ▁worry ; ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁running ▁away . ▁The ▁closing ▁scene ▁shows ▁Paul ▁walking ▁on ▁the ▁street ▁toward ▁his ▁family ' s ▁gro c ery ▁store . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁The ▁movie ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel , ▁the ▁first ▁being ▁a ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁silent ▁version ▁directed ▁by ▁Frank ▁Bor z age . ▁It ▁was ▁C raw ford ' s ▁first ▁film ▁after ▁her ▁Oscar - win ning ▁role ▁in ▁M ild red ▁Pier ce , ▁and ▁her ▁third ▁for ▁Warner ▁B ros ., ▁after ▁being ▁bought ▁out ▁by ▁M GM ▁( who ▁paid ▁C raw ford ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁when ▁the ▁contract ▁was ▁terminated ▁by ▁mut ual ▁consent ). ▁Cost umes ▁for ▁Hum ores que ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁Ad rian ▁and ▁Bernard ▁New man . ▁ ▁During ▁an ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show , ▁Robert ▁Bla ke ▁stated ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁generate ▁tears ▁during ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁scenes . ▁John ▁Gar field ▁cleared ▁the ▁set ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁about ▁his ▁own