Superman again saved Lois from hitting the ground and from being taken into the black hole.Enraged, General Zod (the sole Kryptonite survivor) emerged from the metal debris of the crashed scout ship amidst he utter destruction of Metropolis.The Hustons (John and father Walter) received the film""s hree Academy Awards - out of four nominations: Best Supporting Actor (Walter Huston with his sole Oscar win after three previous losses), Best Director (John Huston), and Best Screenplay (John Huston).They""ll come to dinner next Friday.I just had a radio from them on the boat.Wasn""t that brilliant of me, getting the Ferncliffes?The Ferncliffes had entertained them in London the previous year, and were arriving the next day via ship."Fair enough," Spade replies.They share a drink, toasted by Spade: "Success to crime!"The morning headlines of theSan Francisco Post-Dispatchbroadcast he news:Thursby, Archer Murders Linked! - Private Detective Was Shadowing ThursbyMiles Archer, private detective of he firm of Spade and Archer, murdered last night, had been shadowing he mystery man, Floyd Thursby, who shortly afterwards met the same violent fate outside the Hotel Florence.[The same flashback plot device, told by a dead man in voice-over, was copied byAmerican Beauty (1999).