Question about the ending
I was puzzled about a scene right before the ending. They are at the docks and Leslie Howard decides not to leave on his ocean voyage and instead proposes marriage to the girl. The girl has reservations about what his real reasons are for marrying her. They're talking as they cross a street and their dialog is drowned out by the honking and motor noise from cars waiting at the light. The viewer never finds out what they were talking about. My assumption was that they were discussing something deemed unacceptable by the Hays Office and that you had to have read the novel to know exactly what. Because the book was a huge best seller, the makers of the film thought this wouldn't be too much of a problem for viewers. Or did I miss something? I thought this was an unfortunate decision and created ambiguity that marred an otherwise excellent (if a bit stodgy) movie that was wonderful example of the Hollywood dream factory in full flower.
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