It would lead him to request a refund, which the theatre would refuse - his moment came roughly twelve seconds before the ending credits. Alfred will later sue, lose, appeal, and repeat. While he would not receive a refund, the legal battle would have severe recourses within the movie industry - namely, the Federal Entertainment Commission. The FEC was founded on a mistake by the transcriptionist who momentarily thought the dictator was Alfred's lawyer instead of the senator. Historical lawyers will consider this to be one of the least convoluted commission instigations ever.