Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: film takes place during period, Fact2: Vultow played by Walter Pidgeon is sent to Italy to put down revolt led by Lombardian aristocracy, Fact3: Beltrami is emerging from church following wedding to Anna-Marie, Fact4: deception is discovered to death by firing squad, Fact5: painting comes to life and Anna-Marie 's great-grandmother steps down from frame
Output (English): The film takes place during a period in which Austria controlled Italy during the AustroItalian War of 1830. Colonel Vultow, played by Walter Pidgeon, leader of Austrian cavalry regiment, is sent to Italy to put down a revolt led by the Lombardian aristocracy. Vultow decides to go to the castle of Count Adrian Beltrami, played by Allan Prior, one of the leaders of the revolution. This happens to be Beltramis wedding day. As he is emerging from the church following his wedding to Countess AnnaMarie Vivienne Segal, Beltrami learns that Colonel Vultow is quickly approaching the town in search of him. At the behest of his bride, Beltrami flees the castle, but he asks Tangy, a silhouette cutter, to impersonate him and protect AnnaMarie. When Adrian returns in disguise, he is introduced to Vultow as a singer and silhouette cutter, and when the count demands he create a silhouette, he enlists Tangys aid. The deception is discovered, and Vultow sentences Adrian to death by a firing squad unless AnnaMarie submits to his sexual demands. Eager to save her husband, AnnaMarie shows a portrait of her greatgrandmother to Vultow and explains why the woman is wearing only an ermine cloak. Her ancestor once killed a man to protect her honor, and the countess fears she will be forced to do the same. The painting comes to life and AnnaMaries greatgrandmother steps down from the frame and embraces Vultow, now drunk on champagne. He falls asleep and dreams AnnaMarie willingly gives herself to him, and when he awakens, he orders Adrian to be freed in the mistaken belief AnnaMarie is now his. When Vultow receives news that the Italian troops are advancing, he departs, and the count and countess are reunited. The film was full of so much PreCode humor that it ran into censorship problems in many areas. The film drew large crowds in Chicago where it played as an Adults Only feature. The soundtrack reveals some amazingly suggestive dialogue. In one sequence, Myrna Loy playing a depraved dancer named Sophie finds out Vultow Walter Pidgeon who had previously fallen for her charms and made love to her has met with AnnaMarie Vivienne Segal and fallen for her charms and has completely forgotten about her. Sophie declares Ill get him back! Ill dance until his blood is steaming! and proceeds to begin a smoldering dance number on top of a long dinner table in a very seductive manner in an attempt to lure back Vultow from the charms of AnnaMarie. In another scene, Vultow has a conversation with AnnaMarie. He believes he has had sexual relations with her during the previous night. In reality, however, he dozed off after drinking too much liquor and dreamed the entire episode. The conversation runs as follows: