《A Lad and His Lamp (Short 1929)》Storyline
" Struck by he thought that she is being asked to dance out of pity, she is silent and paralyzed.She accepts the invitation: "Oh, yes indeed," and is taken in his arms.She effortlessly melts into him and dances gracefully during a waltz, explaining why she is not very talkative:Alice: When anyone dances as beautifully as you do, conversation""s hardly necessary, is it?Arthur: That depends upon who""s talking.We only became in love after she left." Adam is skeptical of the age discrepancy: "She""s a little young for you, isn""t she kid?" Lise is described as a fun loving dancer, with great vitality and enchanting beauty: "She has great vitality, joi de vivre, she loves to go out and have fun and dance.During the erotic, frenzied picture-taking performance with jazzy music playing, he energetically snapped fashion photos over her skinny, writhing, supine body while pointing his phallic camera at her.Detectives try to fish him out of the water:Yes, this is Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.It""s about five o""clock in the morning.That""s the Homicide Squad - complete with detectives and newspapermen.A murder has been reported from one of those great big houses in the ten thousand block.You""ll read about it in the late editions, I""m sure.You""ll get it over your radio and see it on television because an old-time star is involved - one of the biggest., as he began to be trapped and cornered - boxed in by the vehicles.The camera pulled back from where he was surrounded, as he yelled out a warning: "Kristen, Freddy""s back.