I used to ask her sometimes, but she""d only laugh and say she""d given it away.A very great admirer.She would never tell me who.Paula pulls the dusty drape covering her aunt""s regal portrait (wearing a gown) to reveal her beautiful aunt: "That""s as he Empress Theodora.He called himself "Frankenstein""s Monster" before killing the third man.A framed picture on the wall identified Schmidt as being on his yacht, theCaspartina, moored in Miami, Florida.The camera moves from the newspaper storefront""s sign: "SOUTH RENFORD NEWS, Circulation 5000" to the right, panning past other signs: Vogue Smart Shop and Samuels 5-10-15 cents Store.[A reel is approximately ten to twelve minutes in length.] Although Von Stroheim cut the film down to about 24 reels (a four-hour version), Stroheim""s own director/friend Rex Ingram cut the film further to between 15 and 18 reels (a three-hour version).A sullen Libby takes Norman safely home to sleep off his drunkenness.In the middle of the night, haunted by the memory of Esther, he awakens and determines to track her down.