Will Kane Cooper (see below), "Cooper was not producer Stanley Kramer's first choice to play Marshal Will Kane." Nevertheless, Will Kane is "one of Cooper's most famous roles." Lee Majors explained that he accepted the role in the sequel, because "I've always admired Gary Cooper. And I wanted to do a Western again." Ron Hardy, who directed the recent remake, argued that Tom Skerrit was an ideal actor to take over the role in the remake. Hardy explained that like "Cooper, he is Mr. Everyday. People know who Tom Skerritt is. They don't treat him like a superstar. They feel he's approachable."
Kalyani (1952 film) did not fare well at the box office. M. N. Nambiar was cast as one of the main leads in Jupiter Pictures Productions "Kanjan" in 1947. He starred again 5 years later in "Kalyani" by Sundaram. In spite of the impressive performance by Nambiar and Saroja, the movie was not a hit likely due to the subject matter, which was considered risque at the time. Kalyani (1952 film) M. N. Nambiar is the main protagonist of the film and struggles with mental problems. M.N. Nambiar gets married to a young woman who is portrayed by B. S. Saroja. The plot