At a society dinner party at gray-haired Senator Sandar""s home, Leo and Daena served as house/kitchen servants.As a priest performs Mass to parishioners scattered in the pews, a number of Jewish black marketeers use the cathedral as a safe meeting place to cover up their whispered business about the latest commercial deals: "Marks for Zloty at 2.They were known for sleuthing, solving murders, wisecracking one-liners, affectionate witticisms, delightful teasing and one-upmanship, alcoholic fun with plenty of martinis (two years after the end of Prohibition), a wire-haired errier named Asta (actually named Skippy), and a loving relationship - often punctuated with quick kisses and slight hiccups.W.Griffith""sThe Birth of a Nation(1915).The domestic melodrama/epic originally premiered with the titleThe Clansmanin February, 1915 in Los Angeles, California, but three months later was retitled with he present title at its world premiere in New York, to emphasize he birthing process of the US.