▁a ▁good ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁man ▁murder ed ▁by ▁James ▁Mason ▁in ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁Dar ry l ▁Z an uck ' s ▁popular ▁mel od rama . ▁His ▁contract ▁with ▁Fox ▁then ▁w ound ▁up . ▁ ▁Post - 2 0 th ▁Century - F ox ▁R enn ie ▁began ▁his ▁fre el ancing ▁career ▁supporting ▁Corn el ▁Wil de ▁in ▁O mar ▁Kh ay y am ▁( 1 9 5 7 ) ▁at ▁Param ount . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Britain ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁a ▁war ▁film ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁V - 1 ▁( 1 9 5 8 ). ▁He ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁co - produ ce ▁and ▁star ▁in ▁a ▁war ▁film ▁for ▁E ros ▁Films ▁about ▁bomb ▁dispos al ▁exper ts . ▁G eta way , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁made .< ref >" R enn ie ▁Tw ice ▁to ▁Star ▁as ▁Dem ol ition ▁Man ; ▁M ature ' s ▁Le ad ▁Ch osen " ▁Sch all ert , ▁Ed win . ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ' ▁ 5 ▁Oct ▁ 1 9 5 7 : ▁B 3 .</ ref > ▁ ▁Sch ed uling ▁conflicts ▁meant ▁he ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁The ▁Vik ings ▁( 1 9 5 8 ), ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁James ▁Donald . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁top ▁b illing ▁in ▁a ▁mount aine ering ▁film ▁for ▁Disney , ▁Third ▁Man ▁on ▁the ▁Mountain ▁( 1 9 5 9 ), ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁really ▁the ▁support