Lancaster had earlier played a similar manipulative huckster in the filmThe Rainmaker (1956).The film was very popular and a box-office hit - on a budget of $3 million, it grossed $11.3 million dollars.It was shot in the uncharacteristic and unfashionable aspect ratio of 1.33, in protest to the current prevailing trend for CinemaScope features.The film was nominated for five Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Score (Andre Previn)) and won three: Best Actor for Burt Lancaster (his sole Oscar win of four Best Actor nominations), Best Adapted Screenplay (Richard Brooks), and Best Supporting Actress (Shirley Jones with her sole Oscar nomination, known for her squeaky-clean role in TV""sThe Partridge Family).During the fight, Rocky referred to himself as an angel sitting on Tommy""s shoulder to protect him from harm and to help inspire him to set aside fear and win...Soon, Kali Ma will rule the world." While his mouth was forcibly held open, the blood of Kali was poured into Indy to put him under an evil spell and nightmarish crazed trance ("The black sleep of Kali Ma") - and he began to serve the High Priest (who also had placed the 13-year old Maharaja under the same spell)."The next day, the inquisitive and pestering Ned peppered Peter with lots of questions about being Spider-Man, and his super-hero abilities ("Do you lay eggs?.