Many felt that Heston""s performance was inferior to other nominees in the Best Actor category: Jack Lemmon inSome Like It Hotor Laurence Harvey inRoom at the Top, and James Stewart inAnatomy of a Murder.It heralded the first modern or true robot, the silver giant Gort, and was reportedly he first major science-fiction feature film to feature "flying saucers.Therefore, he must stay and face Miller""s uncivilized and savage forces sooner rather than later:Kane: I sent a man up five years ago for murder.Busybody Aunt Lavinia is excited about Catherine""s prospects: "He has come a-courting." Townsend is dismayed that Catherine, according o her aunt, is "so sought after.It makes my way harder," although pleased when the insecure and defenseless Catherine, incapable of hiding her emotions, admits she isn""t very busy or socially-engaged." He confessed that he had been fired (and banished) from many previous news jobs for alleged libel, for cheating with the boss"" wife, and for drunkenness:Tatum: I""m a pretty good liar.