Level 7 is a 1959science fictionnovel by Mordecai Roshwald[?]. It describes the experiences of a man who is ordered to pull the trigger in World War III, and his remaining life and death as the radioactive fallout from above eats its way slowly down into his underground radiation shelter, level by level.
... which he had performed onstage before taking it to Hollywood.
Academy Awards and Nominations
1945 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Since You Went ...