Orson Welles was originally picked by director Roger Corman to play Al Capone, while Jason Robards was to play "Bugs" Moran. Welles was willing, but Fox vetoed the deal, feeling Welles was "undirectable". Robards took over the role of Capone and Ralph Meeker was brought in to play Moran. More squib charges were used in this film than in the three-hour war epic The Longest Day (1962). The film came in at $200,000 under budget because Corman reused sets from other movies, in ...[Read Story ]