""In its awards year with competitorsThe African Queen (1951),A Place in the Sun (1951),An American in Paris (1951), andA Streetcar Named Desire (1951)that received most of the accolades and awards,The Day the Earth Stood Stilldid not receive any nominations - not unusual for a sci-fi film.From the resulting infection, he goes deaf in his left ear.In the afternoons, George works at the local drugstore owned by "old man" Mr.Gower (H.B.Warner).Walking to work with his friends, they stand in awe and watch a horse-driven, hearse-like carriage pass by, carrying Mr.Recognizing that the preacher is not a man of God, Harper wants to know what strange religion the preacher professes, and is old:Harper: What religion do you profess, Preacher?Powell: The religion the Almighty and me worked out betwixt us." However, Jones"" sprawling and complex story-line about Army life with its bold and explicit script (with strong language, violence and raw sexual content) was considered unsuitable (and unfilmable) for the screen and it was rejected.