It was released at the end of the repressive 1950s at a time when the studio system was weakening, the advent of television was threatening, and during a time of the declining influence of the Production Code and its censorship restrictions. The police fire shots at the fleeing hearse, and the mobsters retaliate with machine gun fire. The casket inside is riddled with bullets, and fluid gushes out all over the inside of the hearse. Instead of bearing a body, the casket is filled with bootleg whiskey. The hearse delivers its cargo to the Mozzarella Funeral Parlor as somber organ music is played.
Police cars surround the parlor from every direction, readying themselves for a raid.
The sergeant enters the solemn front room and with proper permissions is ushered into the speakeasy behind, where a wild floor show is being staged. Better bring a check in case the joint is raided. This show is gonna last a long time. Suppose you got hit by a truck. Suppose the Stock Market crashes.