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'Room at the Top' trivia and fun facts
The shortest Oscar-nominated performance
At 2 minutes and 19 seconds, Hermione Baddeley's performance is the shortest Oscar-nominated performance in movie history.
Jack Clayton is a replace
Jack Clayton replaced Peter Glenville as director.
First sex reference
Features the first open reference to the sex act in a British film.
Smoking is not good
The film was noted for the excessive amount of cigarette smoking. Both Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret died from smoking-related cancers.
Second french actress Oscar winner
With her Oscar win, Simone Signoret became the second French actress to win the Academy Award (Claudette Colbert was the first in 1934).
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