The character of Dr. Morelle Mr Dudley has remarked was finally evolvedfrom my memories of the silent film star Erich von Stroheim who incidentallynearly playe... » 

The character of Dr. Morelle Mr Dudley has remarked was finally evolvedfrom my memories of the silent film star Erich von Stroheim who incidentallynearly played the part years later in a film version and whom Hollywood usedto bill as The Man You Love to Hate. In order to point up the selfopinionated biting sarcasm of Dr Morelle I gave him as a foil a pretty featherbrained secretary Miss Frayle. And so Dr Morelle was let loose on millions ofunsuspecting listeners the first fictional character I think whom peoplehated so much they simply had to tune in and listen to him. «