Bottle interview marks Hollywood Oscar year 1945
In Hollywood ERSKINE JOHNSON reports on The Bottle and Ray Milland as a standout element in the 1945 Oscar season. The piece notes Milland’s Academy Award win and references collaborators Charley Brackett and Billy with context on film industry chatter.
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Lost Weekend Credits Stir Oscar Talk Around The Bottle Gaffe
Wilder and others received credit awards and publicity for The Lost Weekend. The Bottle moment at the Oscars sparked chatter as Milland reportedly hid in the chandelier while Willard’s Oscar moment drew jokes from Bob Hope and the press.
The Bottle in a chandelier sparks wild movie lore
In a chaotic tale within a studio, the search for the famed Bottle leads to a Paramount prop department rummage. Jack Golconda reveals the chandelier bottle on the Bing Crosby film set, where Frank Faylen plays a barroom-leaning doctor’s associate with a rye bottle that ties the past Weekend to Present.
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