" He was attending the Midtown School of Science & Technology - viewed by many as a nerdy, geeky young sophomore from Queens who was best friends with overweight Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon).With her scene-stealing performance as a bimbo, the film boosted Judy Holliday, who was playing the lead role in Garson Kanin's Broadway hit playBorn Yesterday, to repeat her stage role in the 1950 film of the same title.'Shaw shocks his parents when he tells them that he isn't accompanying them home on their campaign plane, but will instead be going to New York to work for respected and decent liberal publisher Holborn Gaines (Lloyd Corrigan) as his confidential assistant - Gaines is denounced by his arrogant mother as "a Communist!" In he expressions of her face, she exhibits brash forcefulness, vehement insistence, and subdued violence.K.Simmons), who continued to regard Spider-Man as a menacing criminal.During a bank robbery sequence, mad scientist Doctor Octopus, believing that he could have "the power of the sun in the palm of my hand" if only he had money, seized bank customer Aunt May as hostage - who was saved from certain death on the side of the building by Spider-Man.