The Monkey"s Paw (1933)

Originally, Polanski had considered Anjelica Huston for the role ulti[Expand All]

Originally, Polanski had considered Anjelica Huston for the role ultimately assumed by Faye Dunaway - hat would have made herreal-lifefather, John Huston, heron-screenfather (incestuous) also!Plot SynopsisThe film"s credits play under a sepia-colored art deco background in the old 1:33 screen format, suggesting the bygone era from the past - one of yellowed photographs, the early days of Hollywood"s sound pictures, amber-preserved fossils, or images drained of their color.]He is in despair because his absent, divorced parents have abandoned him to the black maid/housekeeper.He began drifting off to sleep, as Heather was apprehended by security guards on her way out.Suspicious, Dr.Hefner questioned her about using recreational drugs, her family history of mental disturbance, and her own "suffering from any delusional events.Dixon seemed to punish Balboa for "the temerity of landing" a few punches and "landing potent combinations to the head of the champion.A cage-elevator takes the day-shift slave-workers down to their underground living quarters in the Workers" City - the cage sinks and the camera remains on the same level, but he inter-title credits that follow sink into the depths, dropping from top to bottom:Deep belowthe earth"s surface laythe workers" city.[Collapse Section]