text ▁for ▁K wan ' s ▁sudden ▁hi atus ▁from ▁the ▁tour ing ▁production , ▁St ark ▁sent ▁a ▁cable gram ▁to ▁her ▁super iors ▁saying ▁her ▁father ▁had ▁become ▁ill ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁hospital ized . ▁K wan ▁later ▁re called ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁about ▁three ▁years ▁later , ▁" So ▁I ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁manager ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁a ▁lie . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁very ▁nice , ▁but ▁what ▁could ▁I ▁do ?" ▁After ▁K wan ▁accepted ▁the ▁role , ▁the ▁Broadway ▁play ▁producer ▁su ed ▁her ▁for ▁leaving ▁with ▁little ▁notice . ▁ ▁N uy en , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁an ▁un stable ▁relationship ▁with ▁Mar lon ▁Br ando , ▁had ▁a ▁nerv ous ▁break down ▁and ▁was ▁fired ▁from ▁the ▁role ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁err atic ▁actions . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁director , ▁Jean ▁Neg ules co , ▁was ▁fired ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁Richard ▁Qu ine . ▁K wan , ▁who ▁previously ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁in ▁a ▁film , ▁defeated ▁ 3 0 ▁compet itors ▁from ▁Hollywood , ▁France , ▁Japan , ▁Korea , ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁she ▁began ▁film ing ▁the ▁movie ▁in ▁London ▁with ▁co - star ▁William ▁Hold en . ▁During ▁the ▁film ing , ▁K wan ' s ▁only ▁trouble ▁was ▁a ▁l inger ie ▁scene . ▁Robert ▁L om ax , ▁as ▁played ▁by ▁Hold en , ▁tears ▁off ▁her ▁Western ▁dress ▁and ▁says , ▁" W ear ▁your ▁own