[Note: This was the first of two significant ""father-figure"" deaths in the film for Chance.Both life-changing events bookended the film to keep it balanced.However, Chance had no reaction or mourning period for this first death.] Without any emotion next to the corpse, he sat on the edge of the bed, reached for the room""s TV remote, and switched on another TV:a Sealy Posturepedic Advertisement: with he cheery "It""s a Sealy Posturepedic Morning" jingle, and the pitchman: "Feeling so good that it shows because Posturepedic is designed in cooperation with leading orthopedic surgeons for no morning backache from sleeping on a too-soft mattress.As a result of his knowledge, the Dutch "strongman" was kidnapped after a faked assassination attempt by a secret spy organization, and the film revolved around rying to locate and save the diplomat, who was allegedly the key o maintaining peace in Europe in 1939.Nominated for two Academy Awards (with no wins): Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Makeup.With a production budget of $27 million, and box-office gross receipts of $75 million (domestic) and $97 million (worldwide).From 1961-1962, a short-lived TV series featured Ruth Warwick, Myrna Fahey and Leon Ames (in Tracy""s role).With emphasis from the musical score for a dramatic entrance, the creature""s hand and arm first appear from behind a wooden beam, and then the Monster steps fully into view from the shadows - with grotesque electrodes at the neck and a flat, square head (and a face scarred by the fire).