Top cast:Mary Miles Minter,Ethel Elder
Director:Tsunekichi Shibata
Genre:Biography
Region:Argentina
Year:2009
Storyline:Kaufman and Edna Ferber.The hit theatrical version starred Margaret Sullavan (in the Hepburn role), Phyllis Brooks (in the Rogers role) and Frances Fuller (in the Andrea Leeds part).Two other bearers bring up the rear with his case of guns.Spaulding""s first dialogue consists of haggling with his African bearers to evade the charges:Well, what do I owe ya?.The film was both a disappointment at the box-office and at awards time.There were many unrewarded Academy Awards nominations - no Oscars for six nominations including: Best Actor (James Mason), Best Actress (Judy Garland), Best Color Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Song ("The Man That Got Away", music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Ira Gershwin), Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (Ray Heindorf), and Best Color Costume Design.This film also shares similarities with the Oscar-winning short western filmLa Rivière du hibou (1962, Fr.The actor""s award-winning performance required an incredible transformation of his character over a 23-year period (from 1941 to 1964), including La Motta""s two marriages, boxing ring fights with the likes of Sugar Ray Robinson (to whom he lost the title), and his decline to a Miami, Florida nightclub owner and a sleazy, two-bit, lewd comedian in a New York nightclub.