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Mitchum's cynical, mischievous attitude through his career had led him to shrug off fame as a fluke.

His expulsion from Blood Alley ( 1955 ) is frequently attributed to his pranks, especially one in which he reportedly threw the film's transportation manager into San Francisco Bay.

According to Sam O ' Steen's memoir, Cut to the Chase, Mitchum showed up on set after a night of drinking and tore apart a studio office when they didn't have a car ready for him.

Mitchum walked off the set of the third day of filming Blood Alley, claiming he could not work with the director.

Because he was showing up late and behaving erratically, producer John Wayne, after failing to obtain Humphrey Bogart as a replacement, took over the role himself.