You will see Gary Oldman in more films like this. His 3rd ex wife (3rd) got 25 million in the divorce settlement.
Cruise got rid of Paula Wagner a few years ago.. She was the only one who was capable of reeling him in. .. He has as you say finally succumbed to his "GOD" like Scientology based ego.
The controversy going on in Lana Turner's personal life helped make Peyton Place I believe the second highest grossing film of 1957 behind The Bridge on the River Kwai.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083015/trivia… Just a few of the hilarious quotes from S.O.B,
It funny you mentioned John Wayne hated High Noon. At the 1952 Academy Awards it was Wayne who accepted Gary Cooper's Oscar for that film. He also accepted statue for John Ford winning Best Director for his film The Quiet Man... I guess Wayne does live up to his reputation of being a moral hypocrite.