Milland gave a strong performance in '' Close to My Heart '' ( 1951 ) , in which he and Gene Tierney starred as a couple trying to adopt a child . Around this time he was directed by Jacques Tourneur in '' Circle of Danger '' ( also 1951 ) , set in the United Kingdom ; it was the only time he filmed in his home country of Wales . For '' The Thief '' ( 1952 ) his role was without dialogue , and he was nominated for a Golden Globe . He starred opposite Grace Kelly and Robert Cummings in Alfred Hitchcock 's '' Dial M for Murder '' ( 1954 ) , originally shot in three dimensions . Although never admitted by either , rumours were rife at the time that Kelly and Milland were engaged in an affair , fuelled by notorious gossip columnist Hedda Hopper
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11th Golden Globe Awards
Ray Milland