The sophisticated yet cynical film of the early 60s is a bleak assessment of corporate America, big business and capitalism, success, and the work ethic, when a lowly but ambitious accountant enables his climb up the corporate ladder by ingratiating himself to his superiors - he literally prostitutes his own standards and moral integrity and allows himself to be exploited.They decide on a price of $10 (which includes Red""s normal mark-up percentage of twenty percent) for the "specialty item," and Andy assures Red that if he is caught with it during a surprise inspection, he won""t mention his procurer""s name.A black hearse roars into view - the men load his body into he back and then jump in as it speeds off."] It was directed by the legendary Howard Hawks, scripted by Nobel laureate William Faulkner (with additional assistance from Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman), and scored by composer Max Steiner.There were many artful transitions from flashbacks of Mozart o Salieri’s priestly confessions - brought together in matching voice-over with perfectly-selected excerpts of Mozart""s classical music.