THE Life & Career of Actor

                                                                                    (7/4/1931 - 6/2/1977)

The Big Gamble

Also Starring: Juliet Greco & David Wayne

Not all fun and games on this scene. Check out the pictures as they pull Stephen out of 

the Ardeche river after an accident where David Wayne had to come to the rescue. 

Apparently, Stephen lost his balance and slipped into an undercurrent during 

the filming of the dangerous scene and actually became unconscious for a 

few seconds until Wayne managed to drag him into quieter waters.

The crew looks very concerned as Boyd can thank a guardian angel for saving his life 

on his birthday in 1960.

the scenes at "The Big Gamble"

During an intimate scene cut was called as the shooting gets interrupted by 

fans outside the set in Ireland.

During the filming of The Big Gamble, director Richard Fleischer discovered that 

the African natives presented fewer problems than the good citizens of Ireland. 

Hordes of Irish fans followed the company everywhere. One bug-eyed cyclist 

rode right through a scene on the harbor quay, and cycled off the dock into 

the river Liffey. And while shooting during a shower one day, in Dublin, the skies 

suddenly cleared. In order to complete the scene, special firemen were assigned 

to hose down the street to maintain a glistening wet appearance within camera

 range. Employees poured out of the famous Guinness brewery, to watch in wonder. 

After applauding and spoiling a scene, an Irishman exclaimed: "Sure and those 

Hollywood folk are an odd lot, to let a little applause disturb them!"