"The film-noirish screenplay by Marion Parsonnet (and adapted by Jo Eisinger), was taken from an original story by E.[Note: The director""s name was given an alternate American spelling, OPULS, in the credits, as in his other American films of the 40s.]On the crest of a rock outcropping, the group of humans came upon a collection of monstrous ape scarecrows or effigies posed on poles - to scare and prevent anyone from crossing further.This police-action film, peppered with witty one-liners, resurrected the buddy-cop film with the added twist that the odd-couple partners were mostly adversaries, due to one being semi-psychotic, erratic and suicidal, and the other a family-man with an impeccable by-the-book record, who was playing it safe and on the verge of retirement (and dreaming of spending time on his fishing boat).In the previous few years, the profits of Wayne Industries had dwindled to nothing, due to Wayne""s reclusiveness and inattentiveness.