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I need help... I was watching it in the middle of the night last night and fell asleep 20 minutes till the end. Can someone please tell me what happens?

Viva La Vie Boheme!

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Sorry, that would spoil it for future viewers. Buy the DVD or VHS.

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If a future viewer is reading a 5 year-old thread that is explicitly asking what happened at the end, can they really be spoiled? I would fill the person in who missed the ending, but he/she probably doesn't even remember the film from 5 years ago. And if he/she does remember it, I am truly sorry for that.

Actually, if you want to know the story of Jim Fisk, feel free to read up on his life on Wikipedia or wherever. It definitely won't spoil the film for you since any similarity between Jim Fisk and the character Ed Arnold plays must be purely coincidental.

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Why don't you fill the viewer in if you feel so strongly about it? Why are you contacting me?

I haven't asked you for any information- about Jim Fisk or the character played by Edward Arnold- or Ed Arnold, as you refer to him. I don't know why you are contacting me.

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Sorry you got the auto-email and got all excited someone replied to something just to find it was me. The first sentence was for you. Enjoy it. In the second sentence, I explicitly mentioned that I would fill the person in if the thread wasn't from five years ago. So I guess you missed the whole first paragraph entirely.

Anyway, telling someone to purchase a hard copy of a film they missed the ending to just to see the ending (of a very mediocre film, in this case) is just silly, which is why you got that first sentence in the first place. It's not like the forum for this "wonderful" title is full of pages upon pages of threads. It's a ghost town anyway.

The second paragraph could have been put in another comment, but why clutter? The person doesn't post frequently anyway. The second paragraph was more for future readers. Sorry the generation of an e-mail to you infuriates you so, but you were getting it anyway for that first sentence, so cheer up.

ZOMG, I wrote Ed instead of Edward! Did you call the police? Anyway, Ed is short for Edward and I was just typing fast. No need to get your panties in a bunch. I promise I'll spell all the names out in future if you promise not to get upset that you just received another auto-generated e-mail saying someone replied to one of your posts ;-)

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I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I bought the film because I am a big fan of Frances Farmer.

Your talking about "ghost towns" eludes me. Ed instead of Edward. Calling the police. You sound angry about something. I don't know who you are are what the gist of your post is. If you have something to say about Frances Farmer and the film, I'd be interested. I thought it was her third best film after "Come and Get It" and "Son of Fury."

Yout taling about people being infuriated or being silly or going to the police or getting panties in a bunch or wonderful titles; what is it- your kid got a "D" in school or you can't get it up or something. Perhaps you are what Burt Lancaster called the prison guard in "Bird Man of Alcatraz." You're dog puke." Or something.

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Thanks for telling me why you bought the film. If your memory fails you since your original post was some time ago, you can scroll to see that you told the OP to purchase the video. This is why I replied to you to say that purchasing the video, when the person simply missed the ending, wouldn't be a good idea since the film is not a very good one. You seem confused by a great many things so hopefully my comment is clearer now.

I seem angry? With a winking smiley face? Re-read your post where you nitpick over an actor's name and seem offended that a comment was directed to you. And then the last one where you accuse me of being impotent, having a slow child, and being dog puke. Talk about a personal attack! As for not knowing what a "ghost town" is, I don't know what to tell you.

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I didn't accuse you of anything. I was asking if your strange post was due to any of those factors. You don't need to tell me anything.

I think your posts are hilarious. That's why I'm joking with you. Why don't you buy the film, boy? I enjoyed it. You might also.

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In case you don't know what "accuse" means, here is a definition:

to charge (a person or persons) with some fault, offence, crime, etc.; impute guilt or blame

To charge with some fault. So you were "accusing" me of those various faults.

Your lack of reading comprehension also amazes. I've already stated several times I did not care for the film. Why would I buy it and how could I possibly enjoy it if I've already seen it and didn't like it?

Your posts are hilarious as well since you don't seem to understand what several words and phrases mean, you're offended by someone using a common shortened variant of a name, and get upset when someone sends you a reply on a message board where you posted.

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I don't know what you are talking about, boy. It's been a while since I posted on this film. I liked it. I rated it an 8. It's an odd film, but the stars- Frances Farmer, Edward Arnold, a young Cary Grant, and Jack Oakie- make it worthwhile. And the supporting actors, such as Donald Meek and Billy Gilbert- are very good also. The comedy is sort of slapstick, and I wouldn't have bought the film, if it weren't for the beautiful and talented Frances farmer.

You seem angry. Of course, I'm joking with you a little and pulling your chain, and you rise to the bait, boy.

You even go to the dictionary to try and win an argument. When all I'm doing is pulling your chain. When I see your comments, I think of you as the recipient of one of Burt Lancaster's comments to a prison guard in "The Bird Man of Alcatraz." The guard was not going to let Burt see his mother visiting from Alaska. Burt said as only he can, "You're dog puke."

By the way, what don't you like about the film?

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Here's a summary of the ending. Place your cursor over the following paragraph if you want to read it.

At the conclusion of Josie Mansfield's debut in "The Twelve Temptations", investors hurt in the Erie War verbally assail Fisk and her. Fisk vows to make himself too rich for anyone to dare confront them like that, and plots to corner gold. (I.e., he's going to buy up all the gold available outside U.S Treasury reserves, then make a fortune by setting the price as high as he likes.) Josie and Boyd try to talk him out of it, and Boyd even joins the opposing forces, but Fisk is obsessed. His market manipulations cause brokerage and bank failures, further enraging the public. Finally, it is announced that President Grant has ordered the release of as much Treasury gold as needed to prevent the corner. The price of gold plummets and Fisk is ruined. He confronts an angry crowd, saying that he's now broke too, and that any of them would have tried the same thing if they could. A shot rings out from the mob and Fisk falls. As he dies, he wonders aloud whether Heaven has gates of real gold.

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The greedy guy gets his and the girl winds up with the good looking young guy.

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whew - thank you for answering the OP's question! your response was all i was looking for and somehow i ended up between the mud-throwing of two school boys

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