In the end, he is rewarded for accidentally capturinganotherbank robber, and also given a lucrative contract for his ""improvised"" screenplay.The tide of battle turned when Aragorn arrived with the Dead Men Army and routed the Orcs, and then released them from their curse ("I hold your oath fulfilled.Allen could have directed he film, and had already directed three films (What""s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966),Take the Money and Run (1969), andBananas (1971)), but had decided to move on to other original projects.Aragorn was not dead, however - on the water""s edge, he was nudged by his horse, revived, and was able to ride to Helm""s Deep to lead the defense.Mulwray approaches.[Although the object is a key piece of evidence, the film evolves hrough a deceptive maze as clues are slowly revealed - nothing is ever given away.