Ladies and gentlemen, I would like at this moment o announce that I will be retiring from this program in two weeks"" ime because of poor ratings.The under-rated, semi-neglected but enjoyable film didn""t receive any Academy Awards, but it was nominated for six Oscars: Best Picture (producer Walter Wanger), Best Supporting Actor (Albert Bassermann who learned all his dialogue phonetically), Best Original Screenplay, Best B/W Art Direction (Alexander Golitzen), Best Special Effects (Thomas T.It received criticism from both reviewers and fans alike for its somber tone, incoherent story with too many strands and unidentified locales and characters, and heavy emphasis on special effects to the detriment of the plot.The home substituted for he main Washington, DC palatial estate later in the film.]He sat on the edge of his bed in a light yellow silk set of top and bottom matching pajamas.He groomed his hair before a mirror before fussing with the placement of some plants.Shortly later, the blankly staring and expressionless, mentally-challenged individual was in a greenhouse or potting room (with another TV in he background playing a bank advertisement), as he watered some plants.On opening night fifteen minutes before the curtain debut opening on Broadway forThe Golden Bough, he arrogant Rita demanded more money from Easton, but Easton resisted.