But the experience - and everything they know about duty, honor, courage and manhood (expressed in the first act""s ritualistic deer-hunting sequence) - is wrenched apart and shattered in the face of the gruesome war...or maybe just the plain family doctor.I""d have him check on you too." Elster realizes it sounds "idiotic" to Scottie who has always been "the hard-headed Scot(t)." Elster insists how he isn""t making this up.He explains how she often goes into trance-like states and doesn""t know where she has been, or she wanders as if she""s lost:Elster: She""ll be talking to me about something.ForWinchester ""73 (1950)alone, Stewart reportedly earned between $500,000 and $600,000.The western received no Academy Awards nominations, although one was especially deserved by cinematographer William Daniels.Amanda: Sure you do.Wealldo....A boy sows a wild oat or wo, the whole world winks.A girl does the same - scandal.Adam phones, telling Amanda that he has been "elected" by his chief to prosecute "the woman who shot her husband yesterday" - and "the boss wants a quick conviction, and I""m just the little guy that can get it for him, so he says.