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Based on the novel by Robert Nathan, “Portrait of Jennie” is one of the most handsomely produced romantic fantasies, lagely due to producer David O. Selznick’s passion for the project and obsession to make his wife Jennifer Jones a major Hollywood star.
In this musical comedy, directed by the versatile Raoul Walsh, Jack Benny, in one of his first starring roles, plays Mac Brewster, an advertising executive who tries to land a silverware account, and then hold on to it as his biggest client.
Oscar Nominaions:
Scoring of Dramatic or Comedy Picture: Dimitri Tiomkin
The film was a big commercial flop, which disappointed Walt Disney. The mogul explained the failure as a function of the charcaters being too weird and the heroine, as played by Kathryn Beaumont, coming acress as unsympathetic.
Jennifer Lawrence’s performance in “Winter’s Bone” garnered her a 2011 Oscar nomination for Best Actress in addition to nominations from the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Independent Spirit Awards and Critic’s Choice Awards.
