Although MGM star Clark Gable was expected to play the role of the dashing Charlestonian war profiteer Rhett Butler, Errol Flynn, Ronald Colman, and Gary Cooper were also considered for the part.It was one of the first musicals to use a naturalistic setting.There were numerous on-location sequences of rugged horseback riding on wooded trails, canoe paddling on a moonlit lake, camping out (with a tent and campfire) under the stars, and survival of a near drowning.They walked to his Winnebago trailer in the cavern area, named "The Ritz," where he lived comfortably with the other whirlybird pilot John, who had created a Caribbean-styled back patio area.Although Ash professed that they had the "wrong guy," a rock to his temple thrown by Sheila sent him teetering at the end of pit where he was then pushed in.