Hammett""s murder mystery novel had previously been filmed twice:The Maltese Falcon (1931), a low-budget, pre-Code film (directed by Roy Del Ruth)-renamed for TV asDangerous Female- with Ricardo Cortez as the gumshoe opposite femme fatale Bebe Daniels; it was faithful to Hammett""s novel, although its pre-censorship status allowed for steamier scenes (a nude bathtub shot, a portrayal of Spade as a womanizing Latin lover, and a clearly homosexual relationship between Casper "Fat Man" Gutman (Dudley Digges) and ""fall guy"" Wilmer (Dwight Frye))Satan Met a Lady (1936), a remake directed by William Dieterle) with Warren William and rising star Bette Davis as the femme fatale, but without the ""black bird"" (a ram""s horn was substituted)Huston was convinced that he could remake the film with a more precise screenplay and better acting than the other two adaptations.Will you not speak with me?...On behalf of the people of Lake-town, I ask that you honor your pledge.A share of the treasure so that they might rebuild heir lives." But Thorin - who criticized the presence of an "armed host" of Elves - refused to honor the just bargain that had been fairly agreed upon ("Why should I honor such terms?").A single light Resistance X-wing fighter of the Republic fleet, piloted by ace Commander Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) (with droid BB-8), approached the First Order""s Star Destroyer commanded by General Hux, to taunt him, by pretending that his radio transmission was ""on hold"" - and then insulted "General Hugs" with a derogatory statement about his mother.Pavel to explain the nuclear device that had been wheeled out onto the decimated field.He called it a fully-primed neutron bomb with a blast radius of six miles.After Pavel claimed he was he only one who could disarm it, Bane twisted and snapped his neck.He then announced to the stadium audience that his goal was liberation - to "return control of this city to the people.