 A long sequence was shot for the film in which Harold attempts to kill the  Thanksgiving turkey he has brought home. He talks to it, puts a little  blindfold over its eyes, and places some feed on the chopping block, on a  piece of newspaper featuring a photograph of his malevolent mother in law,  played by Josephine Crowell. The bird starts eating it, and it appears as  though he is pecking at the mother. Harold, seeing this, thows his arms up in  the air and exclaims "Youre my pal!" The scene was cut after negative  preview audiences reactions to it.