His wife refuses to take him seriously, laughing at his manufactured stories: "You read too many books and see too many movies.Frenchy stirs him with a glass of whiskey in the face, and he mechanically begins strummingLittle Joe.A.L.Diamond and Billy Wilder from a story suggested by Robert Thoeren and M.Logan), Best B/W Cinematography, and Best B/W Art Direction/Set Decoration - with its sole Oscar awarded for Best B/W Costume Design (Orry-Kelly, for costumes including Marilyn Monroe""s shimmering gowns).McCabe rushed to disarm knife-wielding Pinto Kate who was fighting off and stabbing an abusive customer with his own knife.Plot SynopsisThe title credits and musical overture from the film are accompanied by colorful, dazzling close-ups of spring flowers - which happen to line the stairway of the Covent Garden Opera house.