In 1960, Frank Sinatra announced his plan to produce a movie based on the book, with the same title, to be written by screenwriter Albert Maltz. This announcement provoked great outrage, in part because Maltz was part of the blacklisted Hollywood 10, and Sinatra was accused of being a Communist sympathizer. As Sinatra was campaigning for John F. Kennedy for president at the time, the Kennedy camp became concerned, and persuaded Sinatra to cancel the project.
In 1960 Frank Sinatra announced his plan to produce a movie based on the book with the same title to be written by screenwriter Albert Maltz This announcement provoked great outrage in part because Maltz was part of the blacklisted Hollywood 10 and Sinatra was accused of being a Communist sympathizer As Sinatra was campaigning for John F Kennedy for president at the time the Kennedy camp became concerned and persuaded Sinatra to cancel the project