Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)With a production budget of $60 million, and box-office gross receipts of $268 million (domestic) and $484.Although she appears to be engaged in a high-society conversation with the Dutchess of Chambro, the camera cuts to a view of the caller - an unkempt older woman in pajamas who complains about Lily""s dog.It had little background or historical development of characters, a lack of typical heroes, uneven pacing, jump cuts and flash-forward transitions between scenes, an improvisational style and mood of acting and dialogue, background rock ""n"" roll music to complement the narrative, and the equation of motorbikes with freedom on the road rather than with delinquent behaviors.After Grant""s success inGunga Din (1939), his was the actor""s 33rd film in a career stretching back seven years.