The Oscar-nominated screenplay (originally titledMan and Wife) for the sparkling, MGM classic (screwball) comedy of the post-war years was way ahead of its time.When Burden realizes that the gullible Willie is being framed by the political machine for their own purposes, he confers with Sadie Burke (Mercedes McCambridge) - a cool, conniving and calculating political aide (a covert mole working for Harrison) - who confirms his fears:Jack: You don""t have to be smart to frame a guy like Willie Stark.Meanwhile, Debbie""s nightmare led to her crushing death:Freddy""s reflection was visible in the shiny end of one of Debbie""s steel weights as she bench-pressed.He began a search for the "Doc" of 1955, to persuade him that he came there from the future in a time machine of his invention, and have him provide fuel for the car to return ""back to the future.The Penguin perceived Shreck as a "well-respected monster" while he regarded himself as the opposite, and then he described his purpose - to locate his parents: "I want some respect.