Enraged, Trent directed Chewie to the outdoor tool shed to acquire tools for fixing the chair (Chewie boasted: "You won""t be disappointed.He appeared to incorporate Jason""s crazed mind-frame into his own.He removed a hockey-mask from his bedside dresser drawer where his belongings were kept, and stared at it.The intriguing murder story is told with a flashback structure reminiscent ofCitizen Kane (1941).Successful promotional copy for the film read:"Pleasedon""t tell anyone what Mildred Pierce did."The gripping and cynical film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Eve Arden and Ann Blyth, both with their only career nomination), Best Screenplay (Ranald MacDougall), and Best B/W Cinematography (Ernest Haller who had previously co-won the Color Cinematography Oscar forGone With the Wind (1939))."Fair enough," Spade replies.They share a drink, toasted by Spade: "Success to crime!"The morning headlines of theSan Francisco Post-Dispatchbroadcast he news:Thursby, Archer Murders Linked! - Private Detective Was Shadowing ThursbyMiles Archer, private detective of he firm of Spade and Archer, murdered last night, had been shadowing he mystery man, Floyd Thursby, who shortly afterwards met the same violent fate outside the Hotel Florence.