]Plot SynopsisThe film""s opening with freeze-frame credits is brilliantly presented with martial music.While the crowd jostles around, Annie throws a nasty, humorous one-liner at a backstage rival: "Must have been tough on your mother not having any children.Roddy rushed to her aid to help her close the opening.He flirtatiously assisted her in brushing off the dust on her clothing.He summoned over a fruit vendor, carefully placed a napkin on Letty""s lap, and bought two apples and bananas.The film declined to provide a tagline, instead choosing imagery over words on its poster, which featured in 40""s art deco, the detective - his back facing the viewer, smoking a cigarette, with the smoke emanating from it forming the visage of the heroine, signifying the setting, the mood, and symbolism of the film without uttering a single phrase.