Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter, and the rescue of Catherine Martin (daughter of a former US Senator from Tennessee).Unconvinced of that fact, a winsome Esther gazes toward he camera with a dreamy look, cued up to sing a soliloquy of longing with a lush, rich voice, "The Boy Next Door.]The soundtrack is composed almost entirely of classical music selections.In fact, the film was billed as: "The Daddy of ""em All! The Monster ofFrankensteinplus the monster ofDracula, plus the ""monstrousness"" of Edgar Allan Poe - all combined by the master makers of screen mysteries to give you the absolute apex in supershivery!"After the film""s credits, each of the major stars is introduced: Karloff (his first name dropped) with his back to the camera while playing an organ, Bela Lugosi engrossed in a game of chess - the metaphoric plot device, and minor stars David Manners, Jacqueline Wells, and Lucille Lund.""Mildred Pierce (1945).Director Tay Garnett""s fatalistic film is best known for one of the hottest portrayals of a sultry and seductivefemme fatale- it is one of Lana Turner""s finest performances.So are you.It just didn""t work out, Walter.Walter: Well, it would have worked out if you""d been satisfied with just being editor and reporter - but not you! You had to marry me and spoil everything.