The core of the film remade his silent filmIt""s the Old Army Game (1926)- a collection of gags from his best Ziegfeld Follies vaudeville sketches that co-starred Louise Brooks.In particular, the Terminatrix was in pursuit of LA animal hospital veterinary doctor Katherine "Kate" Brewster (Claire Danes), John Connor""s future wife."The guests laughed as Greta, with an engorged mouth and horribly distended cheeks, was hugged and burped by Freddy - patting her back." Although not knowing who called and refusing to be intimidated, he immediately suspects Mike Lagana, a civic leader but also the untouchable crime lord who runs the town ("That""s no secret") and is at the heart of all shady dealings in town.