That I was willing to finance a Kryptonian deterrent, but a certain junior Senator from Kentucky decided to block it.Rick Rosenthal, 92 minutesFilm Plot SummaryThis sequel film opened in Haddonfield, Illinois, on Halloween (October 31, 1978), to the tune of "Mr.The film""s scrolling prologue described the historical background: the Hundred Years"" War (1337 to 1453), between France and England) had just ended:"With the end of the 15th century, the Middle Ages came to a close.The gang members include:"Doc" Erwin Riedenschneider (Sam Jaffe), an ex-con, and the mastermindLouis Ciavelli (Anthony Caruso), a professional safecrackerGus Minissi (James Whitmore), thehunchbacked getaway driverDix Handley (Sterling Hayden), a""hoodlum"" or hooligan thugAlonzo Emmerich (Louis Calhern) -- a white-collar, untrustworthy lawyer -- not a gang member, but the gang""s financierThe members of the gang are not one-dimensional, like he amoral gangsters inThe Public Enemy (1931)orScarface (1932), but proud professional men who have turned to theft.The next morning, he noticed she drew a heart in lipstick on his bedroom mirror - with their initials.