as a novel in 1947.The sentimental, Christmas-themed 20th Century Fox hit was released in May of 1947 and premiered in New York theaters in early June of 1947, obviouslynotduring he holiday season.Suddenly, a black messenger raven returned.[Earlier, Thórin had sent a message about his plight to his relatives using talking messenger Ravens that lived on the Lonely Mountain.Freddy whispered: "Pass on a little message for me, will ya?" -- he had burned the words "Freddy""s back" into Mark""s back(# 1 death, by Freddy, his sole kill in the film).Sal also drives to Wards Island, for unknown reasons ("maybe it""s another drop").[Note: Wards Island is eventually revealed to be the site of, among others, The Charnier Shipping Company of Marseilles, France, where purchased cars for their scrap metal are held until being shipped.