During the opening credits, a disclaimer states that Fargo""s story is a "true story" based on an actual kidnapping and murder case - although the white-on-black inter-title""s claim is questionable and has been disputed.I knew it would haunt her - anyone as superstitious as Gilda outloud asking for disaster.BackgroundOne of the milestones in film history was the first narrative film,The Great Train Robbery(1903), directed and photographed by Edwin S.It emerged as one of the greatest commercial and critical successes in its year of release.It was the second-highest-grossing film of 1921 (taking in about $2,500,000), behind Rex Ingram""s anti-war epicThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), with a star-making role for Rudolph Valentino.Simultaneously, Sparrow (again with multiple personalities) - who had been traded and was captive inThe Flying Dutchman, escaped from his jail cell, stole the Dead Man""s Chest, and obtained its key from Jones during a sword duel atop a ship""s sail.