The gothic, noirish and effective melodrama, with the heme of a menaced, terrorized, sheltered or threatened woman (or wife) by a deranged man (often a husband), was one of a number of similar films made in the 1940s:Alfred Hitchcock""sRebecca (1940), with Joan FontaineAlfred Hitchcock""sSuspicion (1941), with Joan FontaineRobert Stevenson""sJane Eyre (1943), with Joan FontaineAlfred Hitchcock""sShadow of a Doubt (1943), with Teresa WrightOtto Preminger""sLaura (1944), with Gene TierneyWilliam Castle""sWhen Strangers Marry (1944) (aka Betrayed), with Kim HunterJoseph H.Archie: There""s no torture on earth to equal the torture which a cold woman inflicts on a man.There""s no torture to compare with it.What I""ve done is staked out a lot in Hell.A lot with a rotten house on it and five complete sets of furniture not paid for...Baby Doll: What you""ve done is bit off more than you can chew.Suddenly, a truck horn sounds, and an IDEAL PAY AS YOU GO PLAN FURNITURE COMPANY truck passes them on their way home." Atop the Empire State Building, Max stood behind Leo and exclaimed how the whole world was at his beck and call:There it is, Bloom." Shrek reaffirmed the fact that Artie was the king""s only heir: "You""ve got a kingdom to run....The one and only." Before leaving, Artie lectured his fellow students about the lesson to be learned: "Maybe the next time you""re about to dunk a kid""s head in a chamber pot, you""ll stop and think: ""Hey, maybe this guy has feelings.