" [The old friend is architect/engineer Hjalmar Poelzig who is introduced shortly.] While she sleeps with her head bowed, he gently touches her hair, and then explains to an annoyed Peter that she reminds him of his lost wife:I beg your indulgence my friend." An unforgiving Alice is astounded that the proposed punishment isn""t justice enough, and doesn""t fit the harsh crime.Yes sir, I""m a regular Sears and Roebuck.Prison sirens blast as a ritualistic prison event is heralded - the arrival of fresh, new prisoners (termed "fresh fish") in a drab-gray school bus.DeMille (playing himself while directingSamson and Delilah (1949))Mabel Normand (a comedienne for Mack Sennett - notice he cryptic reshuffling of Norma""s name)columnist Hedda Hopper in a bit partaging silent era stars as themselves, portraying Norma""s ""waxworks"" card-playing friends: Buster Keaton, Swedish-born Anna Q.