The 1940s boxing champion/bum blindly, obtusely, and stupidly inflicts wounds upon himself (mostly outside the ring in his personal and marital life with sibling rivalry, obsessive and irrational jealousy, and domestic abuse) while he also legally brutalizes opponents in the ring.The film""s other losing nomination was for Best Sound Effects (James A.Richard).Following the success of this film, Sidney Poitier reprised his Virgil Tibbs character in two other ""sequel"" films: he investigated the murder of a prostitute in the sequelThey Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)and battled against a drug smuggling ring inThe Organization (1971).] Jake also becomes hot-headed when he must defend his sleazy profession (of nosing into other people""s personal affairs) to another shop customer (Doc Erickson) who is employed by the First National Bank Mortgage Department:Listen, pal...I don""t want to go to Siberia!" Courageous Kopalski and then Iranoff persuade Buljanoff to change his mind, persuading him that Lenin would approve: "Buljanoff, Comrade, for once in your life, you""re in Paris.