must have been a slow year in screenplay land 1940
I Worship The Goddess Amber Tamblyn
Are you serious or just trolling? The screenplay deserved more than the nomination, and the film deserved much more if it weren't for the norms of the time.
shareI diagree. This movie was fascinating in many ways. A really well done biography like they don't make any more.
shareDefinitely have to join you in disagreeing with the OP; I caught this film a few evenings ago on TCM and was very
pleased and impressed with it. It gave us an earnest, moving, intellectually stimulating representation of a man
whose quiet, steadfast determination, decency and dedication saved countless thousands of lives and revolution-
ized the field of medicine. It created a palpable window into a genius mind and allowed us to fully appreciate
and grasp the creative spark and inspiration of a true unsung hero; that the film took what could have been dry
and uneventful material by the usual cinema standards and made it riveting and stimulating is a testament to how
effective the screenplay really was. The film is also graced by a superbly understated performance by the great
Edward G. Robinson; I've grown used to his larger than life, explosive roles and his restrained work here was a
pleasant surprise - truly one of our finest screen talents, and the fact that he was never nominated for a
competitive Oscar is proof positive that the people who vote on the Academy Awards are deranged. All the same,
come February 26 Sunday evening, I'll be dutifully tuning in....