His nightly memories are of a real event in Manchuria that have been distorted by the psychological programming.Mrs.Bates waxed ecstatic and nostalgic about the picture: "Oh, my goodness, l remember the first time l saw that picture." With his gambling talent and the boast, "I""ll be better if you had me on your side," Johnny easily talks his way into being hired as a croupier-manager to run the illegal casino of the tungsten baron-billionaire." It received zero nominations during the Emmys that year.) It was the only film based on a TV drama to ever win Best Picture.As a feature film, it was one of the biggest ""sleepers"" in Hollywood history, from the independent production company of Harold Hecht and actor Burt Lancaster (Hecht-Lancaster).