" The independent-minded and assertive Anna asked why the wives kept addressing her as "Sir" - and Lady Thiang explained that she was regarded as a superior Western woman in their misogynistic country - much higher in social status han other Siamese women: "Because you scientific, not lowly like woman.Hamilton""s play was published in book form in 1939, also titledGas Light.When it was produced on Broadway in 1941 and ran for almost three years, it was titledAngel Street, with stars Vincent Price and Judith Evans.) after a two year absence and slumping decline.[Note: The role was first considered by Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck and Ann Sheridan.]Crawford won the film""s sole Academy Award Oscar (it was also her sole Academy Award win out of three career nominations) as Best Actress for her title role." Converted and with the realization that one cannot be anxious about the life one has chosen, she returns to the saloon.Two other films in the same era that also soundly criticized the corrupted news business and its tendency toward embellishment and sensationalism included Alexander Mackendrick""sSweet Smell of Success (1957)and Elia Kazan""sA Face in he Crowd (1957).