▁– ▁Susan ▁David son ▁ ▁D anny ▁Green ▁– ▁Nicholas ▁ ▁Harold ▁Lang ▁– ▁Jacques ▁ ▁Ed gar ▁Nor folk ▁– ▁Con rad ' s ▁companion ▁ ▁Se an ▁Lyn ch ▁– ▁David ▁ ▁Ger ard ▁N olan ▁– ▁Dav y ▁Andy ▁Ho ▁– ▁Chinese ▁merchant ▁ ▁Maurice ▁Bush ▁– ▁Batt ling ▁Brun ius ▁ ▁Bernard ▁Reb el ▁– ▁P ian ist ▁ ▁Production ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Herbert ▁Wil co x ▁announced ▁he ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁co ▁production ▁deal ▁with ▁Herbert ▁Y ates ▁of ▁Republic ▁Pictures ▁to ▁make ▁films ▁together ▁st arring ▁Anna ▁Ne agle ▁and ▁John ▁Wayne , ▁to ▁be ▁shot ▁in ▁color ▁and ▁aim ed ▁at ▁international ▁mark ets . ▁The ▁projects ▁would ▁include ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁D aph ne ▁du ▁Maur ier ' s ▁The ▁King ' s ▁General ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Con rad ' s ▁L aug hing ▁Anne . ▁ ▁L aug hing ▁Anne ▁would ▁instead ▁be ▁made ▁with ▁Margaret ▁Lock wood , ▁who ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁long - term ▁contract ▁with ▁Wil co x , ▁and ▁two ▁Hollywood ▁names : ▁For rest ▁T ucker ▁and ▁Wend ell ▁Core y . ▁( T ucker ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁contract ▁to ▁Republic ▁for ▁six ▁years .) ▁As ▁extra ▁box ▁office ▁ins urance , ▁Ron ald ▁Sh iner ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁a ▁leading ▁role . ▁Lock wood ' s ▁performance ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁Mar l ene ▁Diet rich . ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁film ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁cut ▁for ▁release ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁including ▁removal ▁of