Trivia / The Silver Chalice

• Box Office Bomb: Budget, $4.5 million. Box office, $3.2 million.
• Dyeing for Your Art: The brunette Natalie Wood dyed her hair blond for the role of young Helena.
• Old Shame: For Paul Newman, who was so embarrassed by his film debut that he took an ad in a paper apologising for his performance. He later invited friends to screenings at his house to make fun of it.
• What Could Have Been: James Dean was offered the role of Basil, but he and his agent thought the script was poor.

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