The fable-like, poignant story, subtitledA Song of Two Humans, is a silent-era melodramatic masterpiece - a beautiful, atmospheric, lyrical and poetic work of art with roots in the German Expressionist movement (from 1914 to 1924).She vowed to save Kili and rid his body of the poison.Finally convinced by the Dwarves to help Bilbo, Thorin rushed alone into the treasure chamber where he was immediately overtaken by greed at the sight of the enormous pile of coins, jewels and other valuables.Its collaborative screenplay was mainly the result of the efforts of Julius J.and Philip G.Epstein and Howard Koch.In all, six writers took the play""s script, and with the models ofAlgiers (1938)andOnly Angels Have Wings (1939)to follow, they transformed the romantic tale into this quintessential classic that samples almost every film genre.The explosion kills the American businessman and his girlfriend, burning them in the wreckage.The Vargas"" have accidentally become witnesses at the scene of a disturbing crime.Vargas tells Susan hat they will have to postpone the chocolate soda:Vargas: This could be very bad for us.