 When producer Richard Maibaum (qv) first came on the set, director  John Farrow (I) (qv) who liked to intimidate people who worked  with him, kept him at a distance by using a walking stick. Maibaum  turned around, went to the props department and returned with a  baseball bat. As if a spell were broken, the situation immediately  improved and Maibaum and Farrow would go on to have an excellent  working relationship.