This William Cameron Menzies’ WWII drama stars Paul Lukas (fresh off from his Best Actor Oscar for “Watch on the Rhine”) as a German-born American who returns to German and becomes a Nazi.
Oscar nominations: 2
Interior Decoration (b/w): Lionel Banks, Walter Holscher; art direction, Joseph Kish
Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch
Oscar Awards: None
Oscar Context:
The Art Direction Oscar went to George Cukor’s psychological thriller “Gaslight,” starring Ingrid Bergman. Perennial nominee Max Steiner won the Scoring Oscar for “Since You Went Away.”