A Little Sleep story
Barbie Hallem uses her beauty to play with men's hearts. One night she goes up into the mountains to visit her cabin, where Benny Mungo is hiding out, seemingly unaware that he is being hunted by townsfolk for the murder of the woman he loves. Although Barbie believes that Benny has been framed by his brother, Benny declares that the woman he murdered was just like Barbie, and he strangles her. Directed by: Paul Henreid. Story by: Joe Grenzeback, Robert C. Dennis.
7 total · 2 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| femme fatale | major | Barbie "uses her beauty to play with men's hearts" says the description. Barbie was eager to see men fight over her. She took advantage of her besotted boyfriend. |
| murder | major | Central to the story was the murder by neck-snapping of a woman by the name of Marcella. In the end, the culprit was revealed to be Benny, who, as it happened, also killed Ed by snapping his neck, too. Moreover, the story concluded with Ed on the precipice of doing the same to Barbie. |
| boredom | minor | Barbie left a swinging party out of boredom, and later ditched her milquetoast boyfriend, Chris, in search of some adventure up in the mountains. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | minor | Barbie ditched her milquetoast, moralizing boyfriend Chris. |
| female attraction to bad men | minor | Barbie was obviously excited at the thought of a desperate fugitive being loose on the mountain. She was eager to seduce a trespassing stranger as well. |
| human health condition | minor | A partygoer stood upside down against a wall in an effort to cure his hiccups. |
| romantic jealousy | minor | Chris didn't take kindly to walking in on his girlfriend, Barbie, making out with another man. |