Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1955) - Henry King 

Well after the last feature, anything would seem great. Henry King like all other Fox directors was bound to make a Cinemascope spectacular. Now there are a few faults here. Jennifer Jones, who had previously played whites, Mexicans, and in this case a half Chinese Eurasian, is another case of Hollywood stretching reality to benefit a star. Luckily Jones doesn't spend the film making a bunch of "Me so solly" remarks and keeps the euro part of her upbringing in tact. Now the Chinese superstitions are somewhat silly and Hollywood drenched, even though the film was based upon the autobiography of a Eurasian woman. The exotic locales and vistas are exactly what Hollywood felt the world needed, and this becomes a period film in being set about 5 years before it was made. William Holden is once again adequate as the romantic lead (in one of two best picture nominees that year). Jennifer Jones has the more expressive role, and naturally audiences and critics were more moved by her work. By no means best picture material, but hardly an abomination.

*Love is a Many Splendored Thing was nominated for best picture, best actress (Jones), best color art direction, best color cinematography, best sound. It won for best color costume design, best drama or comedy score, and best song.