▁W on ▁( 1 9 6 2 ), ▁direct ing ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁including ▁the ▁river , ▁pra irie , ▁and ▁train ▁rob ber y ▁sequences . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Spain ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Wayne ▁again ▁on ▁Circ us ▁World ▁( 1 9 6 4 ). ▁Wayne ▁asked ▁H ath away ▁to ▁cast ▁John ▁Smith ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Steve ▁McC abe ▁in ▁the ▁film ; ▁Smith ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁had ▁played ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁ran cher ▁S lim ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁on ▁N BC ' s ▁Lar am ie ▁series . ▁According ▁to ▁Smith ' s ▁Internet ▁bi ography , ▁H ath away ▁developed ▁an ▁inten se ▁dis like ▁for ▁Smith ▁and ▁stopped ▁him ▁from ▁landing ▁choice ▁roles ▁there after ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁▁ ▁Circ us ▁World ▁was ▁a ▁box ▁office ▁disappoint ment ▁but ▁Wayne ▁and ▁H ath away ' s ▁ ▁next ▁movie ▁together , ▁The ▁S ons ▁of ▁K atie ▁E lder ▁( 1 9 6 5 ), ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁hit . ▁So ▁too ▁was ▁Nev ada ▁Smith ▁( 1 9 6 6 ), ▁a ▁Western ▁st arring ▁Steve ▁Mc Que en ▁that ▁was ▁ext rap ol ated ▁from ▁a ▁brief ▁section ▁of ▁Harold ▁Rob b ins ' ▁novel ▁The ▁Car pet bag gers . ▁▁ ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Africa ▁to ▁make ▁The ▁Last ▁Safari ▁( 1 9 6 7 ), ▁then ▁did ▁the ▁Western ▁ 5 ▁Card ▁Stud ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁with ▁Dean