It was one of the highest-grossing films of its year - earning over $6 million (worldwide).It made a substantial profit for the studio of almost $3 million.Its tagline was an apt description of the father""s dilemma:The Bride gets the THRILLS! Father gets the BILLS!The small-scale father-daughter family comedy was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Spencer Tracy), and Best Original Screenplay, with no wins.There was also an earlier WWII-era escapist musical titledAtlantic City (1944)- a highly fictionalized account of AC""s rise as a vacation and convention destination during and after WWI.This film also starred an Airedale, Scottish fox terrier named Mr.Smith (known as Asta inThe Thin Man (1934)series of films, and who was later to appear inBringing Up Baby (1938)) to bank on the previous success of a husband-wife and dog combination.During a night-time coffee break at an all-night restaurant (the Belmore Cafeteria), Travis appears through the glass window behind other cabbies who are seated at a table.