The death of Tyrone Powers was less a financial disaster and more a creative loss. Vidor was bereft of an actor who had grasped the complex nature of the Solomon figure, adding depth to Powers’ performance. Brynner and Vidor were instantly at loggerheads when the leading man substituted a portrayal of an “anguished monarch” for an Israelite king who would “dominate each situation without conflict.” Vidor reported, “it was an attitude that affected the depth of his performance and probably the integrity of the film.”