That night at Dylan""s bedside, Heather read some of theHansel and Gretelstorybook ale to Dylan, but she paused, remarking that the violent story would give him nightmares - but he urged her to continue: "I like this story," he claimed.He proposed a meeting at a hotel in Panama City.During their short discussion, Cortez assumed: "You and I want the same thing," and then suggested assassinating Escobedo: "I will take care of the one that got away.I""m terribly grateful.This is the first ime I""ve ever beaten Cornelia at anything and you helped me do it...You""ve done something for me.I wish I could do something for you...because you""ve done something for me, don""t you see?...Can you butler?He assures Irene""s mother of his trustworthiness, even hough he hasn""t references or credentials: "People who take in stray cats say they make the best pets, Madame.You have this belief that you are better than us.You have this belief that this country is so very good and we are so very bad.You have this belief that you are so fair and we are so very cruel." The Soviets accused the Americans of "lies and false propaganda" as the press conference deteriorated into a shouting match, before they departed.Bogart had just finished another Warner Bros.filmHigh Sierra (1941), in a role that was also turned down by WB""s contract player George Raft.Geraldine Fitzgerald was originally chosen to play the role that Mary Astor eventually portrayed.The film received three nominations, but no Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (almost 300 lb.