 A false rumor has been circulating for years that  George Reeves (I) (qv), who played Sgt. Maylon Stark, had his role  drastically edited after preview audiences recognized him as TVs  "Superman". According to director Fred Zinnemann (qv),  screenwriter Daniel Taradash (I) (qv) and assistant director  Earl Bellamy (qv), the rumor is false. Every scene written for  Reeves character was filmed, and each of those scenes is still  present in its entirety in the film as released. This rumor is  nonetheless repeated as truth in _Hollywoodland (2006)_ (qv), a  movie about the investigation into Reeves death.