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...Andrews) of the New York Police Department is investigating the murder of Laura, the woman in the portrait. McPherson rounds up a delicious list of suspects. There is Laura's fiance Shelby, a Southern gigolo played by a very young and dapper Vincent Price. There is also Laura's aunt, who is having an affair with Shelby. And lastly, there's Waldo Lydeker (Clifton Webb), an acid-tongued newspaper columnist whose pen, in his own words, is dipped in poison...
...Incessantly silly plot revolves around friends Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. Jack is in love with Algernon's cousin Gwendolen; Algernon falls in love with Jack's ward Cecily. Throw in a case of mixed identity, a missing handbag, a formidable aunt and a bunch of cucumber sandwiches and that's basically the plot of possibly the most prefect comedy ever written...
...aunt saw me yawn. "Sleepy? The plane ride from Beijing must have been so tiring. Lay down in my lap." I hesitated. She leaned over and pushed my head into her lap. It wasn't very comfortable. When my cheek could no longer stand the rough polyester of her slacks and a crick developed in my neck, I tried to sit up. But my aunt forced my head back down. I gave up. As I "slept," I suddenly heard retching noises in front and behind me. I sat up. Li Mei and Li Peng were holding smalll plastic bags...
...very used to car travel," my aunt said...
...half hour journey to pick me up, so everyone, despite motion sickness, sent me to the airport. Though they could not go with me to the waiting-room for passengers, they said they would wait until they were sure my plane had taken off safely for Hong Kong. My aunt had a cousin who worked with the airport police and arranged it so that they could bid me a last good bye on my way to the plane. As I emerged from the waiting room and onto the tarmac, they were there, standing in two neat rows. They smiled...