| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Won | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role Ray Milland |
| Best Director Billy Wilder | |||
| Best Picture (Paramount). | |||
| Best Writing, Screenplay Charles Brackett Billy Wilder | |||
| Nominated | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White John F. Seitz | |
| Best Film Editing Doane Harrison | |||
| Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Miklós Rózsa | |||
Directed by Billy Wilder
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Universal)
A weekend getaway to the country, and away from the bottle, unexpectedly turns into Milland's last stand against a long battle with alcoholism. We learn of his past through a couple of long flashbacks, including meeting sympathetic girlfriend Jane Wyman at the opera. Out of money and out of drinks, Milland wanders around New York City in search of an open pawn shop, goes to a nightclub where he gets thrown out for purse snatching and ends up in the alcoholic ward after falling down a flight of stairs. He escapes but faces suicide straight in the face. The theremin-driven soundtrack is occasionally inappropriate, and the encounter between a bat-on-a-string and mouse-in-the-wall a bit silly, but otherwise a classic and by far Ray Milland's best role.
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