what be the member of the motion picture academy think when james cagney be not nominate for his outstanding performance a lon chaney in 1957 man of a thousand face . cagney be at his best portray the masquerade man whose personal life be such a heartbreak . this be certainly an outstanding follow up after the wonderful love me or leave me two year before . fresh from her oscar win for write on the wind and dorothy malone pull off another great performance . cagney act toward his deaf mute parent be a sight to behold . celia lovsky and a veteran hollywood matron and be his love mother . her bold eye speak of the love that she could not blurt out due to deafness . always a sympathetic woman and lovsky be the real life live in girlfriend of actor peter lorre . who can forget cagney during his terminal cancer scene . unbelievable .