The producer Hal B.Wallis had originally intended on having the lead role played by Irene Dunne, and then Norma Shearer or Ginger Rogers.The film also won an Academy Award for Cinematography (George Barnes), and was nominated in nine other categories, including Best Actor (Olivier), Best Actress (Fontaine), Best Supporting Actress (Judith Anderson with her sole career nomination), Best Director (Hitchcock""s first nomination in this category), Best Screenplay, Best B/W Interior Decoration, Best Original Score (Franz Waxman), Best Film Editing, and Best Special Effects.In the dark, mysterious house, Mr.Lockwood (Miles Mander), a "new tenant at the Grange," announces to his landlord Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier) (the master of the house) and his wife Isabella (Geraldine Fitzgerald) that he is lost and must stay the night for shelter.The Kents (a Kansas farm couple) were portrayed by Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, andDaily Planetboss Perry White was played by Laurence Fishburne.