]Appearing in a vegetative state, Laurie was suffering from "extreme dissociative disorder" and had been mute for years.Wilbur) was thrown off the top of the cab.She deliberately attempted to run him down, and his body was sent flying through the air into a fence." Viewing the sign, disbelieving Broadway stage musical producer Chester Kent (James Cagney) spoke to his assistant Harry Thompson (Gordon Westcott) and declared that talkies were only a temporary phenomenon ("It""s a fad"), and boasted about how legitimate staged theater would survive: "I""ve staged 50 musical comedies and I""ll stage 50 more." Stan looks a little skeptical, worried and doubtful that he can take the pledge, and he considers sitting down.