When Riggs was overtaken by the thugs, Cole defended him with hand-to-hand, kicking and martial arts skills.] Expressing his basic human rights and impulses, the protagonist protests against heavy-handed rules about watching the World Series, and illegally stages both a fishing trip and a drinking party in the ward - leading o his own paralyzing lobotomy.In the same year, another William Powell film -The Great Ziegfeld- won the Best Picture and Best Actress awards, and Powell also appeared inLibeled Lady (1936)andAfter he Thin Man (1936).near Broadway].Known for where the country""s top pool player rules the underground, it appears as a seedy, tarnished, shadowy, urban downtown pool hall.He quotes Samuel Johnson""s words: "Patriotism...is the last refuge of a scoundrel." Mireau hreatens that Dax will be relieved of his command if he doesn""t agree to the attack.Although he is tired, Dax concedes to the plan o stay close to his men and to follow military orders: "If any soldiers in the world can take it, we""ll take the Ant Hill.