Question 1

Why did Shelley Winters accept her role without reading the script?

Accepted Answer

Shelley Winters took the lead part immediately without even reading the script because her friend/director Curtis Harrington offered it to her.

Question 2

What unusual arrangement did Debbie Reynolds have for getting Shelley Winters to work?

Accepted Answer

Debbie Reynolds drove Shelley Winters to work each day, acting as her chauffeur. One morning she found Winters on Santa Monica Boulevard in a nightgown trying to flag a ride.

Question 3

How did Debbie Reynolds and NBC finance the film?

Accepted Answer

NBC put up $750,000 and Reynolds invested $800,000 of her own, producing the film herself and completely uncredited, as part of a deal for her TV sitcom.

Question 4

Which Academy Award did the film receive?

Accepted Answer

The film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1972.

Question 5

Why did Yvette Vickers dye her hair red for the film?

Accepted Answer

Yvette Vickers was instructed to dye her blonde hair red so as not to compete on-screen with the film's blonde star, Debbie Reynolds.

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