This superb film was not nominated for a single Academy Award.Plot SynopsisDuring the opening scrolling prologue after the credits, Hellinger (in voice-over) apologetically informs the audience that he film ("a memory") is based upon facts, real people and events that he covered as a newsman during the 1920s - when Prohibition, speakeasies and gangster life pervaded the land:FOREWORDIt may come to pass that, at some distant date, we will be confronted with another period similar to the one depicted in this photoplay.On the train, an unidentified pair of hands assembled a gun with a silencer, while Ethan phoned "Max" and told her the disk was under her seat.So you don""t worry about it.You say to yourself, ""I""ve got plenty of time to worry about that.I""ll just put off thinking about it."" And then suddenly it is upon you.It was just three months ago, exactly three months ago, that the storm broke here.It was an ordinary day, very much like any other day.I had caught he commuters"" train home, as usual.It was late, as usual....Exasperated but in a low-key tone, he tells the story of his beautiful daughter Kay""s (Elizabeth Taylor) casual announcement of her engagement and all the ceremonial requirements and events leading up to the wedding over a period of three months.] While Joe describes his idea and promotes Alan Ladd for the lead role, Sheldrake""s secretary appears with a glass of milk and a bottle of pills to ease the producer""s ulcer.