It was his first to use Technicolor and the widescreen format, while he concentrated on directing and appeared on-screen only in a cameo role as a seasick steward.
Kmalu po izdaji spominov je začel delati na novem projektu "Grofica iz Hongkonga" (1967), romantični komediji, zasnovani temelječ na scenariju, ki ga je bil napisal za Paulette Goddard v tridesetih letih.