although "citizen kane" is his most well-regarded achievement, his style was much more varied than most people realize. for "the grapes of wrath" (1940), he took inspiration from dorothea lange's photographs, achieving a rare (for hollywood) gritty and realist look. for one of his final projects, toland turned to technicolor film. made for disney, the 1946 "song of the south" combined animation with live action in bright, deeply saturated technicolor. in "the best years of our lives" his deep focus cinematography served to highlight all the aspects of the characters' lives.