" He lost to Oscar-winning Anthony Quinn forLust for Life (1956).Other competitors for the award included Anthony Perkins inFriendly Persuasion (1956), Robert Stack inWritten on the Wind (1956)(the best of the choices), and Mickey Rooney inThe Bold and the Brave (1956).I come from a world far from yours.I have journeyed across an ocean of stars to reach you.For some time, your world has sheltered one of my citizens.I request that you return this individual to my custody.For reasons unknown, he has chosen to keep his existence a secret from you.He will have made efforts to blend in.He will look like you.But he is not one of you.To those of you who may know of his current location, the fate of your planet rests in your hands.To Kal-El, I say this: Surrender within 24 hours or watch his world suffer the consequences.During an interview, Glenn Woodburn spoke of the search for "Kal-El" and haphazardly mentioned: "TheDaily Planet""s Lois Lane knows who this guy is.Alluring, ethereal and appealing (but often under-rated because of her "Ice Queen"-like persona) screen actress Gene Tierney - with sparkling green eyes - had recently received acclaim for her previous performances in Fox""s and Ernst Lubitsch""s dramatic comedyHeaven Can Wait (1943)opposite Don Ameche, and as the title character in Otto Preminger""s noirish mysteryLaura (1944).In a Union encampment just North of Chattanooga.Seated at a table, Union General Thatcher (Jim Farley) is told by his chief spy, cigar-smoking gentleman Captain Anderson (Glen Cavender) that he has hatched a plot to disguise ten Northern soldiers as civilians and infiltrate the South:I know every foot of this railroad from Marietta o Chattanooga - and with ten picked men I cannot fail.