Posts from Gorch in thread „James Arness“

Arness was making "The Thing", at RKO which was owned by reclusive Howard Hughes. One day the special effects/make up guy took Arness for a walk across the lot to have his final costume approved by producer Howard Hawks. Jim was in his full 7 foot costume with a bald head and wearing the claws. Robert Mitchum strolled by Jim, stopped, bowed from the waist and said "How do you do, Mr. Hughes".

We deal in lead, friend.

Arness had a good run. We had a great arrangement - he loved acting in westerns and I enjoyed watching them. Somehow though, the later Gunsmoke episodes didn't interest me but the movies did.
At any rate, I'll miss Big Jim. Another one gone.

We deal in lead, friend.