The first choice of director by Wayne and Fox was Richard Fleischer attempted to bow out of the film as he thought the script was bad insuring the film would fail and he would be blamed for a box office failure for Wayne.
The first choice of director by Wayne and Fox was Richard Fleischer. This Richard Fleischer was attempted to bow out of the film as he thought the script was bad insuring the film would fail. He would be blamed for a box office failure for Wayne.