Loomis hurried to the scene.After being punched in the face by Sheriff Brackett for the danger he had put Laurie in, and for his "greedy f--king book," Loomis (against orders) approached the shack to possibly "draw him out" and persuade Michael to release Laurie.This film was a first, since it mixed fiction with he realities of film-making.Other Hollywood legends, stars, figures, and screen landmarks also appear or are referenced, including:Paramount Studios itselfsilent-screen director Erich von Stroheim (as the faithful, devoted butler, in his last film) of the severely-edited masterpieceGreed (1924)famous Hollywood director Cecil B.We have the stars."Plot SynopsisThe title credits appear above a background sketch/drawing of a great ocean liner.It is 4 pm and the setting is the home of he upper-class Boston family of the Vales, ruled by tyrannical Mrs.Almost inaudibly, one of them comments about the brothers: "They look like two fags up there." After the spectators rise to leave, Jake denounces go-between Joey for arranging to have them cooperate, become subservient o the mob, and split his fortune:Joey: They only came up here because Tommy told 'em o come up and try to help us.But George is ignored by the social whirl of the Eastmans, and he leads a lonely, drab life - the metal gates to the Eastman mansion close on him one evening while a party is in progress.