Wendy: Oh.Danny: What was the Donner Party?Jack: They were a party of settlers in covered-wagon times.They got snowbound one winter in the mountains.They had to resort to cannibalism in order to stay alive.Danny: You mean they ate each other up?Jack: They had to, in order to survive.Wendy: Jack...Danny: Don""t worry, Mom.I know all about cannibalism.I saw it on TV.[There are many future references in the film to TV, such as he obvious quotes: "Here""s Johnny!" and "Honey, I""m home!"]Jack: See, it""s OK.Ludwig Frankenstein (the second son of Henry and brother of the Baron Wolf von Frankenstein), Lionel Atwill as Ludwig""s mad scientist colleague Dr.Debating whether to tell the truth or not, Brent was finally forced to confess, confirming their worst fears: "The apes are marching on your city.Unimpressed, she cuts him short: "You""re not looking for the Statue of Liberty at all!...Why, you ought to be ashamed of yourself!"The next woman he encounters while cruising the streets is a blowsy, bleached blonde named Cass (Sylvia Miles) - looking like a professional hooker.