The police sergeant comments on Miles"" demise - providing his only epitaph:Polhaus: It""s tough, him getting it like that, ain""t it? Miles had his faults just like any of the rest of us, but I guess he must have had some good points too, huh?Sam: (dispassionately and detachedly) I guess so.Jordan.[In the same year, Charles Coburn was a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee (his first) for another romantic comedy,The Devil and Miss Jones (1941).The film was shot in less than three weeks on a very modest budget, but it was remarkably successful, both critically and financially.Meanwhile, in a South American rainforest jungle, spectacled, frumpy horticultural experimenter Dr.Pamela Isley (Uma Thurman) was attempting animal-plant crossbreedings, but couldn""t find the right dosage of Venom.