The somber film""s screenplay (by Robert E.Sherwood and Joan Harrison) was based on a literal ranslation of Daphne du Maurier""s 1938 gothic novel of the same name, in the tradition of Charlotte Bronte""sJane Eyre.The same as your father." (Luke had thought his father was simply a navigator on a spice freighter, but he was according to Ben "the best starpilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior.The vamp has rented a room in one of the country houses.In her simple rustic room, she dances in and lights her cigarette at a burning candle, and then changes into a slinky black dress with shiny high-heeled shoes and stockings.Just outside of town to prepare for his grand entrance, he dismounted and removed the heavy red fox-fur blanket, revealing a dapper outfit (a vintage frock coat, white shirt, tie and vest), and then he donned a black derby hat.