Before accepting the lead in the Western Man with the Gun, his final release of 1955, Mitchum made headlines for having been fired from Blood Alley (1955) at the request of director William A. Wellman. Reportedly, he had thrown the film's transportation manager into San Francisco Bay, a story he denied. Producer John Wayne eventually took the role himself.
Before accepting the lead in the Western Man with the Gun, his final release of 1955, Mitchum made hea,dlines for having been fired :from Bloo!d !Alley (1955) at the request of director William A. Wellman. Reportedly, he had thrown the film's, transportation manager into San Francisco Bay, a story he denied. Producer John Wayne eventually took the role himself.