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Madrid, Spain | Airplane
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Smith's car is a 1950 Chrysler Windsor DeLuxe limousine. Only 174 were made.
Irwin Shaw's story was first optioned for film by Alfred Hitchcock, but he chose to make The Wrong Man (1956) and Vertigo (1958) instead.
During the mid-50s, Orson Welles was briefly involved with this project as a potential director and worked with Charles Lederer on a version of the script; this was not used for the final movie.
The aircraft used on the smuggling run is a Beechcraft Model 18 (popularly called the "Twin Beech"), manufactured in large numbers from 1937 to 1969 by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. It has a fake Egyptian registration code SU-AAC, which was painted over its real one - N89356. This is visible under the left wing when the Italian authorities approach the plane in Sicily. This same plane was used in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).
The stunt airplane that crashes is a Consolidated Vultee BT-13B "Valiant", registration N53317. Over 9,500 of these planes were built as trainers for the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard.
"Phyllis Tredman: [upon meeting Alfredo the jockey] My, he's a cute little fella - reminds me of a doll I had when I was a child. Used to take it to bed with me. Alfredo Soriano: At your service, Señora. Phyllis Tredman: I didn't think you spoke English!"
"Phyllis Tredman: You're not going to bet a thousand dollars on the horses! Lloyd Tredman: Well, I wouldn't dream of betting it on people!"
