▁second ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁All ▁Qu iet ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front , ▁a ▁h arrow ing ▁screen ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁anti war ▁novel ▁by ▁Er ich ▁Maria ▁Rem ar que . ▁ ▁His ▁next , ▁The ▁Front ▁Page , ▁brought ▁the ▁Ben ▁He cht / Char les ▁Mac Ar thur ▁play ▁to ▁the ▁screen . ▁In ▁the ▁Front ▁Page ▁Mil estone ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁direct ors ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁ro to amb ulator . ▁The ▁ro to amb ulator ▁is ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁a ▁c rane ▁and ▁a ▁dol ly ▁with ▁three ▁whe els . ▁The ▁ro to amb ulator ▁was ▁effectively ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁Front ▁Page ▁where ▁Walter ▁B ums ▁desc ends ▁to ▁the ▁sh ipping ▁area ▁of ▁his ▁plant . ▁The ▁ro to amb ulator ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁entire ▁scene ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁done ▁before . ▁It ▁earned ▁him ▁another ▁Oscar ▁nom ination . ▁His ▁work ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁was ▁always ▁easily ▁ident ifiable ▁by ▁its ▁light ing ▁and ▁imag in ative ▁use ▁of ▁fluid ▁camera . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁original ▁Of ▁M ice ▁and ▁Men . ▁Then ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁years ▁Mil estone ▁made ▁The ▁North ▁Star , ▁The ▁Pur ple ▁Heart , ▁and ▁A ▁Walk ▁in ▁the ▁Sun , ▁mov ies ▁made ▁during ▁and ▁set ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁In ▁these ▁films , ▁he ▁def ended ▁the ▁world ' s ▁fighting