▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁play . ▁The ▁dr astic ▁changes ▁to ▁key ▁plot ▁points , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁alternate , ▁" h appy ", ▁ending . ▁This ▁alternate ▁ending ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁indicate ▁a ▁serious ▁misunder standing ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁and ▁its ▁message . ▁The ▁alternate ▁ending ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁international ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office , ▁with ▁the ▁produ cers ▁hoping ▁for ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁kitchen ▁sink ▁real ism ▁of ▁Mart y . ▁The ▁produ cers ▁also ▁added ▁a ▁comedy ▁sequence ▁where ▁a ▁young ▁girl ▁attempts ▁to ▁trick ▁Ro o ▁in ▁a ▁tent ▁at ▁L una ▁Park . ▁ ▁Sho oting ▁Sho oting ▁began ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁taking ▁place ▁at ▁Page wood ▁Studios ▁and ▁Ar trans a ▁Studios . ▁There ▁were ▁some ▁location ▁scenes ▁at ▁L una ▁Park ▁and ▁Bond i ▁Beach . ▁For ▁one ▁scene , ▁Sydney ▁residents ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁lights ▁burning ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁rom antic ▁back drop ▁to ▁the ▁action . ▁Fil ming ▁w ound ▁up ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁black list ed ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁film ▁union ▁because ▁not ▁enough ▁British ▁people ▁worked ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁ret itled ▁Season ▁of ▁Pass ion ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁market . ▁Although ▁this ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁until ▁ 1 9 6