Rather than wishing to discuss "money" (like her Uncle), Charlie wishes to speak about "souls." In particular, she laments the fate of her unfulfilled, hard-working mother [literally, a part-widow without a manly husband] and wishes "to do something for her." Dylan asked: "Is it alive, Daddy?" Suddenly, the clawed hand flexed and jumped to life and cut Chase's finger.After meeting many obstacles and making sacrifices, including her turning down a trip to Paris to marry him, she is diagnosed as terminally ill ("very sick") when she is tested for pregnancy and fertility ("She's dying").It marked the beginning of the golden age of MGM musicals (and producer Arthur Freed's unit), and ultimately became the second most successful film for MGM (behindGone With the Wind (1939)).Bogart had just finished another Warner Bros.filmHigh Sierra (1941), in a role that was also turned down by WB's contract player George Raft.Geraldine Fitzgerald was originally chosen to play the role that Mary Astor eventually portrayed.The film received three nominations, but no Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (almost 300 lb.