Best drama movie trivia of 1959

Trivia: Although Martha Scott plays Charlton Heston's mother in this film, she was only ten years his senior.

Trivia: Not a mistake, just a fact. According to I.A.L. Diamond,Tony Curtis' "Josephine" voice was dubbed by another actor, as Curtis couldn't speak high enough.

Trivia: Ava Gardner was not impressed with Melbourne which she regarded as a sleepy little backwater, but her supposed quote that it was "the perfect place to make a film about the end of the world." was a journalistic invention by a sub-editor on the Sydney Morning Herald.

Trivia: Whereas the first "The Fly" was in color, this sequel was actually filmed in black-and-white. This was reportedly a cost-saving measure, similar to how the film re-used many of the same sets from the first movie.

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Trivia: Robert Vaughn received his only Academy Award nomination for his role as Chester A. Gwynn in this movie.

Trivia: Hermione Baddeley's performance in this film is the shortest ever to be nominated for an Academy Award. She had only 2 minutes and 20 seconds of screen time.

Trivia: Anthony Quinn plays Craig Belden, the father of Rick (Earl Holliman). In real life, Quinn was only 13 years older than Holliman.