Straw Dogs (1971 film) days over schedule and $3 million over budget. Left with a limited number of directing jobs, Peckinpah was forced to travel to England to direct "Straw Dogs". Produced by Daniel Melnick, who had previously worked with Peckinpah on his 1966 television film "Noon Wine", the screenplay began from Gordon Williams' novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm", with Peckinpah saying "David Goodman and I sat down and tried to make something of validity out of this rotten book. We did. The only thing we kept was the siege itself". "Straw Dogs" drew inspiration from Robert Ardrey's books "African Genesis" and "The
The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia were replaced with cheaper actors. The novel was adapted into a film in 1918. The screenwriters were Harry Chandlee and E. Richard Schayer. It was directed by Reginald Barker. It was shot in May–June 1918 at Paralta Studio on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Actors included W. Lawson Butt, Clara Williams and Adda Gleason. The film, which is now lost, was reviewed in "Variety". The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia is a 1903 novel by Thomas Dixon, Jr.. Reverend Joseph Gordon, a preacher in New York City, clashes with church