Trivia / Love with the Proper Stranger

• Creator's Favorite Episode: Natalie Wood said that working on this film was "the most rewarding experience I had in all films, all the way around".
• Fake Nationality:
  • The Rossini family is ethnically Italian. Angie Rossini is portrayed by Natalie Wood, who was of Russian descent.
  • Dominick Rossini and Julio Rossini are portrayed respectively by Herschel Bernardi and Harvey Lembeck, who were both ethnically Jewish.
• Real-Life Relative: Richard Mulligan (Louie) was the younger brother of director Robert Mulligan.
• Romance on the Set: Averted. Natalie Wood tried to seduce Steve McQueen on set and he didn't respond to her attempts, partly because her then-freshly divorced husband Robert Wagner was a friend of his.
• What Could Have Been: Robert Mulligan's first choice for Rocky Papasano was Paul Newman.

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