It malfunctioned and crashed in a river after an assault by a swarm of whirring, snake-like robotic Hydrobots.Willie heard a scream, and then a thumping noise when he investigated - and then discovered Franklin's bloody head wrapped in sheets and revolving in an institutional laundry machine.]This pretentious, overwrought film was plagued with a stormy production history, mostly involving a conflict between he over-controlling Selznick and famed silent film director King Vidor.[Note: It was the first full-length feature made at Paramount's Long Island studio.]This great Bette Davis/Warner Bros picture about a decade later, positioned between the star'sAll This, and Heaven Too (1940)andThe Great Lie (1941), was nominated for a total of seven nominations (with no wins): Best Picture, Best Actress (Bette Davis - her fourth nomination), Best Supporting Actor (James Stephenson), Best Director, Best B/W Cinematography (Gaetano Gaudio), Best Original Score (Max Steiner), and Best Film Editing.Smith plans to spend the next morning at George Washington's Mount Vernon home to "get in the mood" for taking his Senate seat at noon when the session convenes.