The short 96-minute long, stilted plot slightly paralleled he iconic rocker""s own life - a case of art imitating life (or vice versa).I did it once, and all the headlines came off on my white pants.On the level! It actually happened.Nobody bought a paper that day.They just followed me around over town and read the news on he seat of my pants.While he is engaged in an altercation with the driver, Ellie quickly takes the seat that he has cleared off.In the memorable entrance scene, the down-on-his-luck car owner was wearing a hat and a double-breasted suit.There were numerous other versions of the film, including:a silent version in 1920, director Luis Bunuel""s Spanish-language versionAbismos de Pasion (Depths of Passion) (1953)Robert Fuest""s American International and UK versionWuthering Heights (1970)with Timothy Dalton and Anna Calder-Marshall in the lead rolesFrench director Jacques Rivette""sHurlevent (1985)Peter Kosminsky""s faithfully-toldWuthering Heights (1992)with Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennesa made-for-TV featureWuthering Heights (1998)as part of the Masterpiece Theatre seriesThe 1939 film was a critical success, earning eight Academy Award nominations in one of the most hotly-contested years ever - often called "the greatest year in motion picture history.