The Last Picture Show mother, Lois, admits to Sonny that she was Sam the Lion's paramour and tells him that he was much better off with Ruth Popper than with Jacy. The marriage of Sonny and Jacy is annulled. Duane returns to town on leave from the Army before shipping out for Korea. He and Sonny are among the meager group attending the final screening at the movie house, which is closing that day (the "last picture show" is "Red River", a western set in Texas starring John Wayne). The next morning, Sonny sees Duane off on the bus. Billy is sweeping the street
The Last Valley (1971 film) Caine had also signed on. At one stage the film was going to be called "Somewhere in the Mountains There is a Last Valley". It was the biggest budgeted pictures made to date by ABC Pictures. Clavell cast much of the supporting cast from British rep companies. Filming started 25 August 1969 in Austria. The film was mostly shot in Tyrol, Austria (Trins and Gschnitz and the Gschnitztal Valley). Actor Martin Miller collapsed and died on the set before shooting of the first scene commenced. The film was an expensive failure at the box office. It earned rentals of $380,000