There was a strange atmosphere on the set because we were filming in this large house, which was used for troubled children. You'd go in and find walls had been burnt down. The building was charged with this history and it stayed with us throughout the filming.
There were many good actresses in my time like Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds, but I was the only dancer.
Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die.