Peter Viertel Black Heart", which was made into a film starring Clint Eastwood in 1990. It is a thinly-disguised account of Viertel's experiences working with film director John Huston while they were making "The African Queen". The central character is scriptwriter Pete Verrill while the Huston character is called John Wilson. Film critic Pauline Kael wrote in 1999 that "White Hunter" was “still the best Hollywood novel I’ve ever come across — and it isn’t even set in Hollywood.” Viertel's opinion of the finished film was tempered by his idea that Huston himself would have preferred a portrayal with more sarcasm. Viertel's
Clint Eastwood in the 1950s Brinks robbery that would mark the debut of actor Sal Mineo. Director Joseph Pevney was not impressed by his acting and rejected him for any role. Later he tried out for "Brigadoon", "The Constant Nymph", "Bengal Brigade" and "The Seven Year Itch" in May 1954, "Sign of the Pagan" (June), "Smoke Signal" (August) and "Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops" (September), all without success. Eastwood was eventually given a minor role by director Jack Arnold in the film "Revenge of the Creature", a film set in the Amazon jungle, which was the sequel to "The Creature from the Black