He playfully reminds his ""forgetful,"" long-suffering and tormented wife that he is merely disciplining her thoughtlessness.W.C.Fields"" last starring role in a feature-length film consists mainly of a series of flashbacks (the script""s action is read by a film producer played by Franklin Pangborn) - a number of disjointed, funny and bizarre scenes spoofing his own cinematic career, Hollywood and the filmmaking industry.She announced that he superhero must explain the validity of his actions: "The world needs to know what happened in that desert...for one thing! Can""t we go into your parlors and celebrate? (Mac assents and everyone moves in the direction of his dental parlour office for a celebration party."Fair enough," Spade replies.They share a drink, toasted by Spade: "Success to crime!"The morning headlines of theSan Francisco Post-Dispatchbroadcast he news:Thursby, Archer Murders Linked! - Private Detective Was Shadowing ThursbyMiles Archer, private detective of he firm of Spade and Archer, murdered last night, had been shadowing he mystery man, Floyd Thursby, who shortly afterwards met the same violent fate outside the Hotel Florence.