Ollie pulls Stan to his feet, exhorting him to not falter and back out.During the oath-taking ceremony while all the members ake the position - crossing arms and joining hands, they are presented with the question:The Ruler: Do you all solemnly swear to be present at our 87th Annual Convention at Chicago?The Group (thunderously): I do!Stan: Me too!The Ruler: Whole-heartedly unanimous!The members end the meeting by singing their alma mater.Cain""s 1941 ""hard-boiled"" novel of the same name.Cain""s original novel was a satire about bourgeois values, and a tale of poor parenthood.[Note: Cain was responsible for two sources forfilm noirclassics - his 1936 novella forDouble Indemnity (1944)and his best-selling work forMildred Pierce (1945).Plot SynopsisFrom the start, the main credits render the primal myth in cartoonish form - an animated, buck-fanged, top-hatted, besotted snake - with a slightly battered derby hat and maracas - slithers and curls around a tree as it descends in a coil.You""re just the wrong height....We""re lookin"" for somebody shorter....We""re lookin"" for somebody else."Back in his drama class, Michael interrupted two students doing improvisation in front of the group, and then found himself improvising on stage during afourthaudition:With improvisation, you""re the writer.) But then, he tried to briskly scurry away by hiding behind a group of Africans in colorful native dress.