She asked: "Is the US providing experimental military arms to rebels in Africa?" As proof, she held up the prototype military-grade bullet fired in the "Superman incident.Tom learns that his own family, two weeks earlier, was forcibly evicted to the farm of Uncle John, "but they can""t stay there either.He excitedly described his latest thematic "prologue" idea o Nan Prescott (Joan Blondell) - his unglamorous, yet very competent, sensible, thoughtful and intelligent Girl Friday secretary:"I got an idea.In the same year, he also starred inRandom Harvest (1942)and received his third Best Actor nomination (he lost the Oscar to James Cagney inYankee Doodle Dandy (1942)).Charlie""s suave, high-ranking, racketeering Uncle Giovanni Cappa (Cesare Danova) was the local Mafia boss who was grooming his level-headed, always well-dressed nephew for ""respectable"" and ""honorable"" gang life by having him collect for a protection racket.