In their first encounter together, he orders her out of his seat: "Now listen, I put up a stiff fight for that seat.The film is a morality ale about how the characters are dehumanized by the influence of money upon their lives.Painstaking restoration in the early 80s resulted in a revised, 170-minute version.Plot Synopsis(1) The "Night of Stars" Gala Benefit Event at Hollywood""s Shrine Auditorium:The film opens during thefirstof the three Hollywood ceremonies in the film, a gala benefit "Night of Stars," being held at Hollywood""s Shrine Auditorium.Juicy stories like who shot who in the Embarcadero in August 1879.But Midge is suspicious of his search and wonders what he is looking for: "Hey, you""re not a detective anymore.