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* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/TonyCurtis believed in the movie so much, he helped raise the $1 million budget through Curtleigh, the production company he had formed with his then-wife Creator/JanetLeigh.
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** Creator/RobertMitchum turned down the role of Joker. Mitchum, a real-life veteran of a Southern chain gang, said that he didn't believe the premise that a black and white man would be chained together, as such a thing would never happen in the very strictly segregated South. Over the years, this reason was corrupted to the point where many people believed Mitchum turned down the role because he didn't want to be chained to a black man, an absolute falsehood. Curtis repeated the inaccurate story in his autobiography, but recanted after it was explained to him. Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/GregoryPeck, Creator/AnthonyQuinn and Music/FrankSinatra also turned down it down.
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** Creator/RobertMitchum turned down the role of Joker. Mitchum, a real-life veteran of a Southern chain gang, said that he didn't believe the premise that a black and white man would be chained together, as such a thing would never happen in the very strictly segregated South. Over the years, this reason was corrupted to the point where many people believed Mitchum turned down the role because he didn't want to be chained to a black man, an absolute falsehood. Curtis repeated the inaccurate story in his autobiography, but recanted after it was explained to him. Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/GregoryPeck, Creator/AnthonyQuinn and Music/FrankSinatra also turned down it down.
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* AFIS100Years100Cheers: #55.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/TonyCurtis believed in the movie so much, he helped raise the $1 million budget through Curtleigh, the production company he had formed with his wife Janet Leigh.
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** Creator/RobertMitchum turned down the role of Joker. Mitchum, a real-life veteran of a Southern chain gang, said that he didn't believe the premise that a black and white man would be chained together, as such a thing would never happen in the very strictly segregated South. Over the years, this reason was corrupted to the point where many people believed Mitchum turned down the role because he didn't want to be chained to a black man, an absolute falsehood. Curtis repeated the inaccurate story in his autobiography, but recanted after it was explained to him. Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/GregoryPeck, Creator/AnthonyQuinn and Music/FrankSinatra also turned down it down.
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** Creator/RobertMitchum turned down the role of Joker. Mitchum, a real-life veteran of a Southern chain gang, said that he didn't believe the premise that a black and white man would be chained together, as such a thing would never happen in the very strictly segregated South. Over the years, this reason was corrupted to the point where many people believed Mitchum turned down the role because he didn't want to be chained to a black man, an absolute falsehood. Curtis repeated the inaccurate story in his autobiography, but recanted after it was explained to him. Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/GregoryPeck, Creator/AnthonyQuinn and Music/FrankSinatra also turned down it down.down.
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** Creator/StanleyKramer originally had Creator/SidneyPoitier and Creator/MarlonBrando in mind for the two protagonists. Both were interested but only Poitier was available. While Brando liked the integration message, he didn't like the way Kramer had produced ''Film/TheWildOne''.
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* AFIS100Years100Cheers: #55.
* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/TonyCurtis believed in the movie so much, he helped raise the $1 million budget through Curtleigh, the production company he had formed with his wife Janet Leigh.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/TonyCurtis was very keen to make the film as he saw it as an opportunity to break out of the mindless, pretty boy roles he was usually assigned. Creator/StanleyKramer initially had some misgivings but ultimately relented.
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** Music/ElvisPresley wanted the role of Joker Jackson, hoping to co-star with Creator/SammyDavisJr. (who had been first choice for the role of Noah Cullen) but was persuaded by his manager not to do the film.
** Creator/RobertMitchum turned down the role of Joker. Mitchum, a real-life veteran of a Southern chain gang, said that he didn't believe the premise that a black and white man would be chained together, as such a thing would never happen in the very strictly segregated South. Over the years, this reason was corrupted to the point where many people believed Mitchum turned down the role because he didn't want to be chained to a black man, an absolute falsehood. Curtis repeated the inaccurate story in his autobiography, but recanted after it was explained to him. Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/GregoryPeck, Creator/AnthonyQuinn and Music/FrankSinatra also turned down it down.
* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/TonyCurtis believed in the movie so much, he helped raise the $1 million budget through Curtleigh, the production company he had formed with his wife Janet Leigh.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/TonyCurtis was very keen to make the film as he saw it as an opportunity to break out of the mindless, pretty boy roles he was usually assigned. Creator/StanleyKramer initially had some misgivings but ultimately relented.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Music/ElvisPresley wanted the role of Joker Jackson, hoping to co-star with Creator/SammyDavisJr. (who had been first choice for the role of Noah Cullen) but was persuaded by his manager not to do the film.
** Creator/RobertMitchum turned down the role of Joker. Mitchum, a real-life veteran of a Southern chain gang, said that he didn't believe the premise that a black and white man would be chained together, as such a thing would never happen in the very strictly segregated South. Over the years, this reason was corrupted to the point where many people believed Mitchum turned down the role because he didn't want to be chained to a black man, an absolute falsehood. Curtis repeated the inaccurate story in his autobiography, but recanted after it was explained to him. Creator/KirkDouglas, Creator/BurtLancaster, Creator/GregoryPeck, Creator/AnthonyQuinn and Music/FrankSinatra also turned down it down.
