ronald colman win a best actor oscar for showy performance a a popular stage thespian who completely lose himself in his role and particularly a shakespeare othello . critically laud george cukor film have a marvelous pedigree and have be write by the estimable team of ruth gordon and garson kanin . unfortunately and the witty banter come off a self conscious here and and the backstage business be overripe . miklós rózsa also win an oscar for his score and and shelley winter have a few fine moment a tough waitress ( when theatrical colman breathlessly address her and she ask him and what be ya . some kind of nut . ) . otherwise and this scenario be awfully obvious and surprisingly draggy and and not very funny . half from .