Marion in the same role that he played onstage (and in this version).It received three Academy Award nominations (with no wins): Best Actress (Garbo), Best Director (Clarence Brown) and Best Cinematographer (William H.Luthor then related the Prometheus myth to Kitty - the tale was similar to his own ambitious yet frustrated quest for "power" and the control of technology: "Prometheus was a god who stole the power of fire from the other gods and gave control of it to mortals.By this time, oft-nominated Huston had already directed some of the finest films ever made in the 40s:The Maltese Falcon (1941),Key Largo (1948)andThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)(he won an Oscar for Best Director and Best Screenplay), and in the next year he would direct the classicThe African Queen (1951).Each of them was decorated and honored with golden medallions for their bravery.Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)The first film of the series (in the original saga), and the fourth film in terms of chronology.Nominated for ten Academy Awards (with six wins): Best Art Direction (win), Best Costume Design (win), Best Film Editing (win), Best Score (win), Best Sound (win), Best Visual Effects (win), Best Director, Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor (Guinness).The oval photograph that dominates the middle of the frame comes between them.[It is symbolic of how the relationship of the two brothers (who fight and play at boxing) will interrupt heir emotional relationship]:You know how beautiful you are? Anybody ever tell you how beautiful? Yeah, (they) tell you all the time.