The city was saved.In the film""s epilogue, Fox replaced Earle as the new CEO of Wayne Enterprises (Wayne had bought most of the shares when the company went public a week earlier).Meanwhile, Marcus walked through the desert, following a dirt-covered road into the ruins of downtown Los Angeles.According to her testimony, she claimed that her husband suffered from "male virility problems" and begged her o have an affair.[Note: They had also worked ogether inThe Mad Miss Manton (1938).]It was the third (and arguably his best and most expensive work to date) in a series of self-directed scripts (the first two beingThe Great McGinty (1940)andChristmas in July (1940)) from the great romantic comedy director Preston Sturges.