Editing Hud (1963 film) (section)

===Casting===
[[Paul Newman]] worked for 10 days on a Texas ranch, sleeping in a [[bunkhouse]].{{sfn|Borden, Marian Edelman|p=40|2010}} For his [[Texan English|Texas accent]], he was coached by Bob Hinkle, who coached [[James Dean]] for his role as Jett Rink in ''[[Giant (1956 film)|Giant]]''.{{sfn|American Legends staff|2008}} Although Paramount was doubtful about casting [[Melvyn Douglas]] due to his heart condition, Martin Ritt insisted that he was the right actor for the role.{{sfn|Guttmacher, Peter|p=110|1995}} [[Brandon deWilde]] was a former child actor best known at the time for his award-winning role in ''[[Shane (film)|Shane]]''.{{sfn|Miller, Gabriel|p=55, 56|2000}}  Ritt decided to cast [[Patricia Neal]] (whom he had met at the [[Actors Studio]]) when he was impressed by her performance in ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' episode "The Maggie Storm Story". The actress signed for $30,000;{{sfn|Shearer, Stephen|p=220|2006}} although she had third billing and 22 minutes of screen time. The film and her Academy Award-winning performance in it had a major impact on her career.{{sfn|Shearer, Stephen|p=221|2006}}