Hello to everyone who has been following this blog for many years - I'm still blogging, I'm just moving over to https://www.claireheffer.com/blog - please continue to follow and let me take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been kind enough to visit over the years. May the lists continue...
Senator Iselin's plane in real life
was owned by Frank Sinatra.
A scene where Laurence Harvey jumps in
Central Park lake was shot on February 12, the coldest day in 30 years. They
had to break the foot-thick ice on the lake with a bulldozer before the scene
could be shot.
Frank Sinatra broke one of
his fingers during the fight sequence with Henry Silva. Due to
ongoing filming commitments, he could not rest or bandage his hand properly,
causing the injury to heal incorrectly. It caused him chronic discomfort for
the rest of his life.