 Just one year after this film came out, as its prints were being  destroyed, William Shatner (qv) was cast in  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv), cinematographer Conrad L. Hall (qv) got  his first Academy Award nomination, actor Milos Milos (qv)  murdered the estranged wife of Mickey Rooney (I) (qv) and then  killed himself, and actress Ann Atmar (qv) committed suicide.