Nobody important, really.Just a movie writer with a couple of ""B"" pictures to his credit.The poor dope! He always wanted a pool.Well, in the end, he got himself a pool - only the price turned out to be a little high.[Note:The mansion, formerly belonging to J.Paul Getty, was on Wilshire Blvd.at Irving Blvd.Today, a Getty Oil office building stands on the site.Five years later, the same pool on the grounds of the deserted Getty mansion was used for one of the final scenes inRebel Without a Cause (1955)...Here""s a list of toys that we have to push.You know, things that we""re overstocked on.Now, you""ll find that a great many children will be undecided as to what they want for Christmas.When that happens, you immediately suggest one of these items.You understand?Kringle responded to Alfred with disgust at the blatant X-mas commercialization: "Imagine - making a child take something it doesn""t want just because he bought oo many of the wrong toys." He asked: "How long will this time of peace last?" to which she replied: "Nothing lasts forever, my king.He amuses them with his country manners, awkwardly carrying a cage of home-ing pigeons (his "little-feathered friends") and continually fumbling with his hat in his hands.