Lucius Fox had been demoted to company president.Terrorist Bane interrupted the assembled board meeting, and took three individuals hostage: Fox, Tate, and John Fredericks (John Nolan) who volunteered himself.Tierney lost to a deserving Joan Crawford for her comeback role inMildred Pierce (1945).The other two nominations were for Best Sound Recording and Best Color Art Direction/Interior Decoration." [Note: Hawks"" and his wife""s pet nicknames for each other were Slim and Steve.] The film was also the first time that Bogart worked with Hawks - Bogart and Bacall were further teamed together in Hawks"" follow-up filmThe Big Sleep (1946), a version of Raymond Chandler""s first Philip Marlowe novel.Liz: I thought it would be better if he went out there and got done with it.What can he find out? I wouldn""t do anything o hurt you, Reno, you know that.Smith: (He takes the ten dollar bill from her hand, crumples it, and pokes the wad back into her hand.It is suggested that Fred find a ride on the ATC (Air Transport Command) of the Army Air Forces.In the ramshackle interior of the Army terminal""s lounge, many other uniformed veterans have been waiting for the few available flights to their destinations.