And both director Cukor and screenplay author Moss Hart were neglected in the nominations.The film, considered overlong at three hours, was drastically cut by Warners"" film studio after its initial release.[Firefly""s coat again changes back to the gray one at the conclusion of the song.] BackgroundEast of Eden(1955) is director Elia Kazan""s updated re-telling of the Biblical story of rival brothers, Cain and Abel and a paradise lost.The killer inadvertently heard a radio report, from a loud boom box carried by a teenager in the downtown area, that Laurie had been taken to the Haddonfield Hospital, and he followed her there on foot." However, he could choose Gryffindor if he wanted ("The Sorting Hat takes your choice into account").Michael was repeatedly disciplined at school, and his mother was called in to meet with Principal Chambers (Richard Lynch) over his behavioral difficulties.