ForWinchester '73 (1950)alone, Stewart reportedly earned between $500,000 and $600,000.The western received no Academy Awards nominations, although one was especially deserved by cinematographer William Daniels.The rope then tightened further and decapitated Dortlich, as his head thumped to the ground and blood splashed across Lecter's face.He was living the materialistic, suburban "American dream," although his life was quietly-desperate and miserable.TheDaily Planet'sheadlines proclaimed: "THE MAN OF STEEL IS BACK! Superman Appears From Nowhere to Save Shuttle From Destruction.The storyline also became the foundation for the Broadway (Cole Porter) stage musicalSilk Stockings- hat was later filmed by director Rouben Mamoulian in a 1957 film version with Cyd Charisse in Garbo's role opposite Fred Astaire.