However, 1939 was a banner year for great films, so its sole award went to Lewis R.Foster for his original story - originally a novel titledThe Gentleman from Montana.In 1940, Stewart was awarded the Best Actor Oscar for his lesser role inThe Philadelphia Story (1940), often considered a consolation prize for his loss in this year.The view blurs and fades, signifying a flashback (for virtually the remainder of the film) from the unknown woman""s written deathbed confession, as she tells of her lifelong, almost 20 year obsession with a pianist and actually relives the feelings and thoughts of her life.A heart-shaped picture and a headline take the front page:DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER BLOWS FUSESmaller columns are headed: "J." Vacarro refuses to relinquish the can to the Marshal as evidence: "I run through fire to get this can and I mean to keep it.