《《The Prisoner (1923)》》Storyline
A slow wipe-right introduced the next scene set on he platform of the Baltimore train station.Dr.Frankenstein was bid goodbye by his spoiled and untouchable socialite fiancee Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn), and was reluctant to have him leave: "Oh, my sweet darling.At the front desk, Dr.Otternschlag asked for letters, telegrams, messages, or other inquiries that never seemed to arrive, as the Baron observed:He always seems to be waiting for something, but it never happens.My family called me Maxim.And another thing, please promise me never to wear black satin or pearls, or to be thirty-six years old." It is the start of a beautiful adventure as they travel hrough memorable landscapes of America""s natural beauty, accompanied by the pounding of rock music.Never.I""m staying here at the Grand Hotel.It""s the most expensive hotel in Berlin.All the best people stay here"; he was upset that his detested and inimical boss Preysing was also residing in the hotel; his plan during his final days was to spend all of his money and live in grand luxury in the hotel like other rich people ("Music all the time, oh, it""s wonderful")General Director Preysing (Wallace Beery), a disagreeable, bulky, German-accented industrial (textile) factory-owner and magnate, phoned his wife in Friedersdorf; he was in Berlin transacting important business deals, first with the Saxonia company the following day - a merger that was wholly dependent upon other negotiations with a second business, England""s Manchester Cotton Company; he confidently assured the call""s recipient Papa, his father-in-law: "Rely on me, Papa.