Harris) of Nabokov""s unacceptable versions of the scriptthe threat of censorship and denial of a Seal of Approval from the film industry""s production codeThe film received only one Oscar nomination, Best Adapted Screenplay (credited to Vladimir Nabokov), that lost to Horton Foote""s screenplay forTo Kill a Mockingbird (1962).This gritty film followed Scorsese""s two earlier feature films, includingWho""s That Knocking at My Door (1967)(also with Harvey Keitel that explored similar hemes), and the sexy and violent Depression-Era crime thrillerBoxcar Bertha (1972), produced by Roger Corman." His former wage-earning job as a teacher ended in failure.[In the novel, Jack was dismissed from his teaching job after assaulting a pupil.] According to Jack, it made ends meet but got in the way of his writing:Ullman: Jack is a school teacher.But George is ignored by the social whirl of the Eastmans, and he leads a lonely, drab life - the metal gates to the Eastman mansion close on him one evening while a party is in progress.