The family was surrounded by a colorful procession of friends and relatives, for example, Mama""s bullying, overbearing and boisterous older brother Uncle Chris Halverson (Oskar Homolka) - a ranch owner in Ukiah who was partnered with his long-time quiet common-law wife Jessie Brown (Barbara O""Neil), and Marta""s three sisters (all Aunts):Aunt Jenny (Hope Landin), bossyAunt Sigrid (Edith Evanson), whinyTrina (Ellen Corby), a wallflower, timid spinster/fiancee, who had plans o marry undertaker Thorkelson (Edgar Bergen, without a dummy)There was also impoverished boarder Mr.It fooled me," but she had returned "to prove something" to herself: "To prove I""m stronger than I think I am.He promised to get Caesar released soon, but Caesar was increasingly angered by his imprisonment.Late one night, Dodge allowed his teenaged friends o briefly enter the caged area holding the apes, and said hey could have fun by teasing the animals with an electrical prod.Bannister takes Michael and two other sweaty, robust sailors to the nearest bar for a few drinks: a dim-witted sailor named Goldie (Gus Schilling), who fills the jukebox with coins to hear "number four," and an old war buddy of O""Hara""s named Jake (Lou Merrill).