Frank: Yeah.(He winks at her) Watch.(Toward Nick) Nick, I""ve seen many a sign in my time, but that""s the daddy of them all.I certainly got to hand it to ya.Nick: Why, Frank?Frank: Well, there I was, trying to get the old one fixed up, and already you""d seen the neon salesman - and BINGO! A new sign prettier han a Christmas tree.She distracted him by describing their ultimate plan - to use a secret tunnel and passageway leading from the forest to underneath the walls of King Roderick""s castle, where they could gain access by obtaining a key (in the King""s possession in his chambers) and then have the Black Fox launch a surprise attack.Stylistically, the film, in various places, resembles the German expressionist films of F.W.Murnau and Fritz Lang, although it also uses fluid and natural camera movements.King Vidor received an Academy Award nomination as Best Director, and the film itself was nominated as Best Unique and Artistic Picture in a short-lived award category, where it was defeated by Fox""s and F.Rob, Trish, and the dog Gordon walked next door, where they found a huge hole in the front door ("He""s been here").But I""m tellin"" you, his town of Bottleneck has gotta respect law and order or I""ll put everybody in jail.