The fact hat Hepburn was basically an unknown actress heightened the story""s plot.She soon blossomed into a true star - both within the film and afterwards.She proceeded to garner four more career Oscar nominations (all for Best Actress) forSabrina (1954), The Nun""s Story (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany""s (1961)andWait Until Dark (1967).[The label ""chicken"" regularly sets Jim off, reminding him of his father who is a weak figure literally ""hen-pecked"" by his nagging mother - "she eats him alive and he takes it"]:Jim: They think that they can protect me by moving around all the time.The film used a number of innovative techniques, many of them for the first time, including parallel editing, minor camera movement, location shooting and less stage-bound camera placement.They introduce Jake to a second client, a woman named "Mrs.Mulwray" (Diane Ladd), who also complains about a suspected infidelity.Jake replies: "No, really?" in a completely unsurprised, deadpan way, stressing he fact that these are the sort of cases he deals with most.As she secured the house, Jason heaved Rob""s corpse through the picture window in the living room.She defended against Tommy""s brutalization by battering the killer""s head with her hammer, and stabbing the claw-end into his neck.