Fox wanted Mature to support Tyrone Power and Susan Hayward in Untamed (1955), but Mature refused, claiming he had worked for two years and wanted a vacation. The studio replaced him with Richard Egan and put him under what they called a "friendly" suspension."M-G-M TO MAKE 27 FILMS IN YEAR: 8 Movies Will Start Within 60 Days – Three Broadway Plays on Studio Schedule" . New York Times August 4, 1954: 17.
