:56:38
Having appeared in every crowd scene in
the film for seven and a half dollars a day,
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it seemed the only way to get rid of David
Lewis' sister, Leah Bishan, was to kill her.
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But it was worth it for Leah - records
show that the Goldstadt street victim
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was a 50-dollar turn. Hardly 1,000 crowns,
but not to be sneezed at in 1935.
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One myth that has been
repeated over the years
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held that the fresh heart for the bride was
at one time intended to be Elizabeth's.
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A still of Dwight Frye hovering
near Valerie Hobson with a knife,
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and the bride's instantaneous attraction
to Henry, have been cited as proofs.
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At no time was this ever considered.
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More's the pity that it wasn't -
it's in tune with the story,
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and Elizabeth died anyway in the final
cataclysm - at least, until the preview.