The director fought the latter, on the grounds that Spade was a man who put away a half bottle of hard liquor a day and showing him completely abstaining from alcohol would mean seriously falsifying his character.
Redatelj se tome usprotivio objašnjavajući kako je Spade čovjek koji pije pola boce žestokog pića na dan, a prikaz njega kako u potpunosti apstinira od alkohola bi bio čisti falsifikat.