Far from the Madding Crowd (2015 film) wrong church, and that she is pregnant. He promises he will find a home for them, but sends her to the workhouse in the meantime. Frank, a degenerate gambler, asks Bathsheba for £20 and she refuses, saying the money is for farm expenses. Fanny and her baby die in childbirth; their coffin is delivered to Bathsheba's farm her last known address. The words "Fanny Robin and child" are on the coffin, but Gabriel surreptitiously erases "and child" from the slate while bringing it in. Bathsheba recognizes her name as one of her uncle's loyal servants. Bathsheba also reads the erasure,
A Face in the Crowd (film) noted, he would work gradually up to his most intense moments, but needed to conjure that up spontaneously when shooting such scenes for Kazan. In some instances, he asked to have a few discarded chairs available to destroy, in order to work up his rage before filming. Big Jeff Bess, who portrayed the Sheriff under his own name, was a country singer and bandleader in Nashville who led Big Jeff and his Radio Playboys. At one time he was married to Tootsie Bess, owner of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. Upon its original release, "A Face in the Crowd" earned mixed reviews,