It has all the elements of greatfilm noir- a stark opening sequence, destructive femme fatales, low-life cheap gangsters, an anti-hero, expressionistically-lit night-time scenes, a vengeful quest, and a dark mood of hopelessness.Christina, the King""s six-year old daughter, will be the new reigning ruler, serving as King under the regency of council and the Chancellor:But his spirit still lives in us, in his child Christina.They were to set off to the east, to the "single, solitary peak" of Lonely Mountain, to enter the locked Erebor fortress and end "the reign of the beast.In the Thornton Square park one day (about 4-5 months after the Antons have moved in), a gossipy, pigeon-feeding Miss Thwaites strikes up a conversation with an inquisitive Scotland Yard detective named Brian Cameron (Joseph Cotten).