" Even the family"s white poodle barks and black cat hisses at him.The patriarchal portrait above the mantle comically shows disdain.Mr.Watson disapprovingly threatens the inconsiderate dandy and ne"er-do-well:Mr.Watson: I wouldn"t let you marry her for ten housand dollars.Lucky: How about twenty?Mr.Watson: Not for twenty thousand.Lucky: Twenty-five?Mr.Watson: Not for twenty-five...Say young man, where could you get twenty-five thousand dollars? By dancing? And there"s another hing.Filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing.It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God.(voice-over) But why? Why would God choose an obscene child to be His instrument? BackgroundAll Quiet on the Western Front(1930) is the first major anti-war film of the sound era, faithfully based upon the timeless, best-selling 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque (who had experienced the war first-hand as a young German soldier).The cast credits (shown above a wintry Alaska blizzard scene) - with only technical and production categories, uniquely excluded any mention of the acting cast members (a group of mostly unknown performers).During their shopping excursion, they attended a presentation by famous magician and best-selling writer - the vain and egotistical Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh), who was selling his autobiographicalMagical Me.When Jack deciphered a clue on the map ("Up is down") and thePearlwas overturned by rocking it upside down, they returned to the real world at sunrise (marked by a green flash).