[Note: Some of the examples werefictionalcharacters!] It bemoaned he fact that many of these deformed abnormals were often treated inhumanely, shunned by society, and jeered at or ridiculed:The accident of abnormal birth was considered a disgrace and malformed children were placed out in the elements to die.Don""t do it for me, do it for the paper.Hildy: Scram, Svengali.Walter: Now look, if you won""t do it for love, how about money? Forget he other offer.I""ll raise you twenty-five bucks a week.She finally gets a word in edgewise to announce her impending marriage, show him her engagement ring, to emphasize her need to be "a woman" and NOT a "newspaperman," and o tell him that she wants respectability, stability, and security.You are the supreme Radcliffe smart-ass - the best - you can put down anything in pants.But verbal volleyball is not my idea of a relationship.And if that""s what you think it""s all about, why don""t you just go back to your music wonks, and good luck.[Barry""s inspiration for the lead female character was derived from real-life Philadelphian WASP heiress Hope Montgomery Scott (1905-1995).The reaction to the film was positive in Los Angeles, but in other cities where it was shown, it was a complete commercial failure - and in just a few weeks, similar to the failed Broadway premiere, the film was shelved.