Scott in his third screen appearance, and his second supporting nomination after his first nomination received in 1960 forAnatomy of a Murder (1959)), a nomination for Best Picture (that it lost toWest Side Story (1961)), and nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay.Young 12 year-old actor Dickie Jones provided the voice for the wooden puppet, while popular 1920s singer Cliff Edwards voiced the role of wise-cracking, humorous, vagabond Jiminy Cricket, and Evelyn Venable portrayed the Blue Fairy.The film received no Academy Award nominations.Only a few other directors have done so well with their debut film - e.g., Orson Welles withCitizen Kane (1941), Delbert Mann withMarty (1955), Jerome Robbins withWest Side Story (1961), Steven Spielberg withSugarland Express (1973)(another lovers-on-the-run film), Robert Redford withOrdinary People (1980), James L."The next scene opens with a close-up of a framed picture of Henry Frankenstein with a flickering candle burning closeby.As Freddy made his way toward the terrorized eenagers, the weight of the bus shifted dangerously, and he used his gloved hand to rip large gashes in the seat cushions.