 The only real mishap to happen during filming involved producer and  actor Russell Streiner (qv)s (Johnnys) brother,  Gary Streiner (I) (qv). After the scene where  Duane Jones (I) (qv) sets the chair on fire, it was Garys  responsibility to extinguish the flames and set the chair ablaze  again to preserve continuity, ensuring that smoke would be seen  emanating from it near the end of the film. At one point Garys  sleeve caught on fire and, as he ran in terror,  S. William Hinzman (qv) (in full zombie makeup) tackled him to the  ground and helped extinguish the flames, saving him from major  injury.