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The 1947 play ""All My Sons" " by Arthur Miller, which was based on the true story of a young woman who made the decision to turn in her father who was knowingly selling faulty parts to the military during WWII, was transformed to film version in 1948. Although the film version remained close to the original play as far as content, the film was toned down. There are many aspects of this play which can be compared to the 1987 film, ""Wall Street"". "All My Sons" won the Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play in 1947. In 1949 the film version was nominated for two WGA awards, Best Written American Drama, and the Robert Meltzer Award. "Wall Street" won the six awards, including an Oscar and Golden Globe, and was nominated for one more. Both films deal with ethics issues in the corporate world.
The setting for these films however, is like night and day. "All My Sons" is set in typical small town America, where everyone not only knows everyone, but their business as well. We......

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