( contains slight spoiler ) it interest how anthony mann use james stewart here . stewart be and of course and remember by many a george bailey from frank capra it a wonderful life and so it easy to find parallel between the two film . in it a wonderful life and bailey get to see the world a it would have be if he have never be bear . in the far country and stewart jeff webster and by not get involve to help anyone else ( except himself ) and get to see essentially the same thing represent a world in which he ( for all practical matter ) doesn not exist . by not get involve ( and by attempt not to care about anyone ) and webster be force to see those for whom he can not help but care get hurt and push around and and even kill while he stand by and do nothing . this remind the viewer of george bailey watch a world that have turn upside down because he have also decide not to get involve by not ever have be bear . both movie end with the same image a close up of a ringing bell . stewart and by turn around his philosophy of non involvement and have and it would seem and earn his wing .