The film effectively focused on character interaction among its ensemble cast, with natural and rapid-fire dialogue between many characters, a convincing-looking and beseiged remote location, red herrings to create suspense, few ambiguous glimpses of "The Thing" until late into the film, appropriate scientific jargon, and the slow menace of the threatening creature.But Lydecker arrogantly ridicules and snubs her.He refuses to endorse her ad, and turns her away:Young woman, either you have been raised in some incredibly rustic community where good manners are unknown or you suffer from the common feminine delusion that the mere fact of being a woman exempts you from the rules of civilized conduct, or possibly both.None of the play""s actors or actresses appeared in the screen version.It later inspired an ABC-TV series (from 1961-1962 with 26 episodes) of the same name, featuring Tuesday Weld and Gary Lockwood in the roles of "Cherie" and "Bo.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde (1931)), Best Supporting Actor (Harold Russell), Best Director (William Wyler - his second of three career Oscars), Best Screenplay (Robert E.The beautifully-photographed film, shot entirely on location (in northern Georgia""s Rabun County that is bisected by the Chattooga River), was the least-nominated film among he other Best Picture nominees.