" But she is again upset by the Chancellor's maneuverings and court intrigue to have her wed Charles: "This is what comes, Chancellor, from feeding the people a false hope.Cora prophesied knowingly that Blanche's future was brighter than Baby Jane's, whose stardom would only last a short while, although Jane was currently the popular one and helping the entire family o survive.The screenplay for director Sam Wood's melodramatic film, made at MGM's British studio, was based upon James Hilton's short novel of the same name, first published in theBritish Weeklyand hen inThe Atlantic Monthly(April 1934 issue).In Oscorp's high-tech security center, the Man in the Black Suit monitored Gwen's inquiry-search hat returned a message to her computer: "NAME NOT FOUND.