Parole board hearings ignored requests for an appealHe worked for a year on the chain gang, and then escaped - less dramatically - a second time in September 1930, hrough assistance from a sympathetic local store ownerHe again went North after evading numerous manhunts, became a tax consultant in New Jersey, and wrote a series of magazine articles of his harrowing experiences on the chain gangWarners"" acquired the rights to the book for $12,500 in early 1932.]This great film noir received no Academy Awards, although it was nominated in seven categories: Best Picture, Best Actress (Barbara Stanwyck with her third nomination and a career total of over 40 films), Best Director (Wilder""s first directorial nomination for only his third film as director), Best Screenplay (co-scriptwriters Chandler and Wilder), Best B/W Cinematography (John Seitz, working ogether with Wilder on the second of four films), Best Sound Recording (Loren Ryder), and Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture (Miklos Rozsa).[Later, Sean tells her that her face was "like a saint."] Following the Catholic mass, Sean waits outside at the back of the stone chapel where the red-haired woman follows.Lois was devastated when she arrived and saw Superman""s lifeless body.In the aftermath, a number of events occurred in rapid succession:Superman was reported dead in theDaily Planet: "SUPERMAN DEAD - NIGHT OF TERROR MORNING OF LOSS"Daily Planetreporter Clark Kent was also declared "Killed Reporting Gotham Battle"Luthor was admitted to a supermax prison, where his head was shaved bald; he had been "Arrested In Connection With Capitol Bombing"Clark Kent was given a private funeral ceremony (with his corpse in a wooden coffin) in the farm-town of Smallville, attended by Lois, Diana, and Bruce; Martha Kent delivered an envelope sent by Clark to the grieving Lois, who was lying down in Clark""s bedroom; inside was a surprise engagement ringIn Metropolis, a memorial parade, gun salute and candle-lighting ceremony were held for Superman in Heroes Park - with a flag-draped empty casket (marked with the S symbol)After the Smallville funeral and burial, Bruce vowed o Diana that they must form a Justice League of meta-humans during Superman""s absence: "I""ve failed him in life.