The Wicker Tree tripped over power cables on set. Although very disappointed, Hardy gave the role intended for Lee to Graham McTavish, the actor who had originally been cast as Beame, the Morrisons' butler. Clive Russell plays Beame instead. Lee is still in the film, making a brief cameo appearance as the unnamed "Old Gentleman" who acts as Lachlan's mentor in a flashback. Robin Hardy has stated that fans of "The Wicker Man" will recognise this character as Lord Summerisle, but Lee himself has contradicted this, stating that they are two unrelated characters. Joan Collins was originally set to play Lady Delia Morrison
The Affair (1973 film) said "Natalie Wood turns in what is perhaps her finest performance to date." The Affair (1973 film) The Affair is a 1973 American TV movie. It was written by Barbara Turner and directed by Gilbert Cates. The film starred Natalie Wood, in her first appearance since "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice". Her co-star was Robert Wagner, her first husband whom she had recently remarried. A 32 year old lawyer falls in love for the first time. Wagner and Wood made the film for Spelling-Goldberg Productions who offered them a development deal for a series in which they did