▁director al ▁debut , ▁Herbert ▁Cole man ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁experienced ▁assistant ▁director ▁and ▁associate ▁producer ▁with ▁a ▁long ▁string ▁of ▁cred its ▁including ▁working ▁with ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock . ▁Cole man ▁later ▁directed ▁Aud ie ▁Mur phy ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁his ▁Wh is per ing ▁Smith ▁TV ▁series ▁and ▁the ▁feature ▁Battle ▁at ▁Blo ody ▁Beach . ▁ ▁Cole man ▁fil med ▁at ▁L one ▁P ine , ▁California ▁with ▁one ▁location ▁being ▁the ▁apt ly ▁named ▁R att les nake ▁Hill ▁where ▁thirty ▁r att les n akes ▁were ▁removed ▁before ▁film ing ▁could ▁commence . ▁ ▁Cole man ▁surrounded ▁Mur phy ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁up ▁and ▁coming ▁young ▁stars ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁experienced ▁profession als . ▁ ▁Z oh ra ▁Lam pert ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁method ▁actress ▁whose ▁ad li bb ing ▁frequently ▁confused ▁Mur phy , ▁but ▁the ▁two ▁worked ▁out ▁their ▁scenes ▁together . ▁ ▁H uff aker ' s ▁screen play ▁devi ated ▁from ▁his ▁novel ▁by ▁having ▁Mur phy ' s ▁character ▁as ▁an ▁out s ider ▁gun fig h ter ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁Marsh al ' s ▁established ▁deput y . ▁His ▁script ▁emphas ises ▁the ▁similarity ▁between ▁Cole ' s ▁volunt ary ▁ex clusion ▁from ▁society ▁with ▁Helen ' s ▁sudden ▁invol unt ary ▁ex clusion ▁with ▁her ▁ra pe . ▁ ▁Helen ▁attempts ▁suic ide ▁then ▁later ▁tal ks ▁about ▁becoming ▁a ▁prost itute . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁talked ▁out ▁of ▁both ▁by ▁Cole ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁eventually ▁finding