Question 1

Which real-life gangster visited the set and met Virginia Hill during filming?

Accepted Answer

Bugsy Siegel visited his friend George Raft on set and was introduced to Virginia Hill. Hill appears as a hat-check girl in a brawl scene.

Question 2

What role did George Raft turn down to star in Manpower?

Accepted Answer

George Raft turned down the role of Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon (1941) to star in this film.

Question 3

Why did a fistfight break out on set between Edward G. Robinson and George Raft?

Accepted Answer

A fistfight developed after George Raft spun Edward G. Robinson around too hard for a scene.

Question 4

Who was originally cast in Manpower but replaced because George Raft refused to work with him?

Accepted Answer

Humphrey Bogart was originally cast, but George Raft refused to work with him.

Question 5

What earlier Howard Hawks film has a very similar plot to Manpower?

Accepted Answer

The plot is very similar to Tiger Shark (1932), also starring Edward G. Robinson, where the men compete for the same woman.

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