seeing today for Lake. She doesn’t appear until more than half-way through but it’s a spectacular entrance – singing in a nightclub under a spotlight – and she lifts the entire movie: pint-sized, seductive, mischievous, with a delectable voice and mien." Awards Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings and Louis Mesenkop won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 14th Academy Awards. References Notes Citations Bibliography Lenburg, Jeff. Peekaboo: The Story of Veronica Lake. New York: Backinprint.com, 2001. . Orriss, Bruce. When Hollywood Ruled the Skies: The Aviation Film Classics of World War II. Hawthorn, California: Aero Associates Inc., 1984. . Thompson, Frank. Texas Hollywood: Filmmaking in San Antonio Since 1910. San Antonio: Maverick Publishing Company, 2002. . External links 1941 films 1941 drama films American black-and-white films American aviation films American drama films 1940s English-language films Films scored by Victor Young Films about the United States Army Air Forces Films directed by Mitchell Leisen Films set in California Films shot in San Antonio Films that won the Best Visual Effects Academy Award Paramount Pictures films Films with screenplays by Richard Maibaum 1940s American films