A gun fires six times in rhythmic empo, killing thin-mustached owner Monte Beragon (Zachary Scott).The murderer is unseen - a missing action shot in the film is not revealed until the end.The bullets shatter a mirror behind the victim.As he victim lurches forward, slumps over and falls to the floor in front of a flickering fire in the dimly lit room, the gun is tossed in front of the body.It received criticism from both reviewers and fans alike for its somber tone, incoherent story with too many strands and unidentified locales and characters, and heavy emphasis on special effects to the detriment of the plot." Doris arrived to drag Susan away, who exclaimed to her mother that ""Santa"" was "a nice old man, and those whiskers are real, too.Cohan inYankee Doodle Dandy (1942).In this first musical portrayal, he starred as briefly-unemployed, enterprising and lively (yet crazed) Broadway heatrical-musical producer Chester Kent, with Joan Blondell as his loyal, faithful, dedicated and long-suffering secretary Nan Prescott who looked after him.