In another film by him, The Erich von Stroheim-played Max believes the protagonist to be an undertaker for a dead chimpanzee when they first meet.
In one film this man co-wrote with Charles Brackett, the protagonist, upon seeing a woman's hat, questions "How can a civilization of people that put things like that on their head survive?" I.A.L. Diamond was another frequent collaborator with this man, including one movie in which the protagonist shelters his boss Sheldrake's mistress after she fails to commit suicide. That film concludes with C.C. Baxter telling Miss Kubelik he loves her over a game of gin rummy, to which she responds "Shut up and deal." In another film by him, The Erich von Stroheim-played Max believes the protagonist to be an undertaker for a dead chimpanzee when they first meet. That film is narrated by the William Holden character who opens the movie lying dead in a pool, after being shot by forgotten silent film star Norma Desmond. For 10 points, name this director of The Apartment and Sunset Boulevard.
In one film this man co-wrote with Charles Brackett, the protagonist, upon seeing a woman's hat, questions "How can a civilization of people that put things like that on their head survive?"
Billy Wilder