Both men (and all the other males in the town) had been symbolically stripped ("undressed") of their masculinity or phallic-strength mounted on their hips.He soothed his audiences each night with: "This is Dave Garver with a little verse, a little talk, and five hours of music to be very, very nice o each other by.When she looks in her purse, she finds the quarter missing and holds out her hand: "All right, give it back."Worried about the new world that he was awakened to, Miles asked about the current government: "What kind of government you guys got here? This is worse than California.Tierney lost to a deserving Joan Crawford for her comeback role inMildred Pierce (1945).The other two nominations were for Best Sound Recording and Best Color Art Direction/Interior Decoration.