Both men (and all the other males in the town) had been symbolically stripped ("undressed") of their masculinity or phallic-strength mounted on their hips.Both of his Best Actor Oscar nominations - forEast of Eden (1955)and later forGiant- were announced posthumously.As they dance up a storm, Penny is in black high heels and often hikes up her long black dress with a white collar." [The script, in progress, was being written on Craven""s computer with their dialogue, as they spoke it.Ann King (Geraldine Fitzgerald in her exceptional American film debut), the heroine""s best friend and confidential secretary, intercepts the call and scolds him for disturbing them at "this unholy hour of the morning.