Scott in his third screen appearance, and his second supporting nomination after his first nomination received in 1960 forAnatomy of a Murder (1959)), a nomination for Best Picture (that it lost toWest Side Story (1961)), and nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay.] Others who turned down the female lead role, before Colbert accepted the four weeks of work for $50,000, included Miriam Hopkins, Margaret Sullavan, and Constance Bennett.It became the second highest-grossing film of the year worldwide behindMutiny on the Bounty (1935).Flying Down to Rio (1933),with Astaire/Rogersnotin he lead roles, but billed after Dolores del Rio, Gene Raymond, and Raul RoulienThe Gay Divorcee (1934)*Roberta (1935)Top Hat (1935)*Follow the Fleet (1936)*Swing Time (1936)Shall We Dance (1937)*Carefree (1938)*The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)- for MGM, 10 years laterThe film""s legendary dances at the pinnacle of Astaire""s and Rogers"" teaming, with their charm and sophistication, naturally help to develop and carry out the simple plot - the romantic story of two strangers who meet by accident in a hotel in London, and whose budding romance is soon confused by a contrived subplot of mistaken identities." Alice fell asleep in her bedroom, and experienced an hallucinatory dream, set in the movie theatre and diner:Alice dreamed that she eventually snuck away from her house (she climbed onto her roof and dropped down, as Rick had done earlier), although she found that Dan had already left the diner.