During plans for the invasion of Sicily in 1943 with the 7th Army to wrest it away from the Axis Powers, Patton was forced to work with the more cautious and ineffective British Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery (Michael Bates), who Patton regarded as a hindrance rather than as a complement." During Hagrid's first class about Care of Magical Creatures, Harry was given a soaring ride on the back of Hagrid's Hippogriff named Buckbeak (half-giant eagle, half-horse).After learning of the improbable death of his friend, Holly is again stunned to learn from the acerbic Calloway that Harry was one of the worst racketeers and murderers wanted by the police (or sheriff, in Holly's western parlance):[Him dying like that] It was the best thing that ever happened to him.Whether it was he 'first true' film noir can be debated.It also inspired two TV films: a 1954 version with Frank Lovejoy, Laraine Day, and Ray Collins, and the ABC-TV 1973 inferior remake for its "Movie of the Week," starring Samantha Eggar, Lee J.Travis prepared to run over the downed Riggs with a small backhoe loader/bulldozer - as Riggs' bullets were ineffective against the approaching machine, until Murtaugh tossed Darryl's loaded gun to Riggs and Travis was killed through the backhoe's front scoop.