I would give anything to remember."During the course of his work, Lecter witnessed Popil questioning a condemned Nazi war criminal named Louis, who was injected with sodium thiopental to coerce him to recall his past war crimes against children, before he was executed.Its low-budget sets and cheap, sleazy atmosphere added to the film""s impact.The film""s rich black-and-white cinematography was provided by Tony Gaudio.W.R.Burnett, the author of the novel on which the film""s screenplay (by Francis Faragoh and Robert N.Lee) was based, was also co-scriptwriter ofScarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932).The crime film""s impact at the start of the sound era was remarkable - its box-office popularity spawned many others like it (mostly from the Warner Bros.Bonnie jumps into a car parked on the street, while he hot-wires it for their getaway.They introduce themselves formally to each other:Bonnie: Hey, what""s your name anyhow?Clyde: Clyde Barrow.There, fuel was very scarce due to a collapse of the oil-based industry, and petrol (now a precious commodity) was fought over by lawless gangs.