An aficionado of acting, George C. Scott told interviewer Lawrence Grobel in his December 1980 "Playboy" magazine interview that his The Hustler co-star Paul Newman's performance in that film was nothing special (both actors were nominated for Academy Awards for their performances). However, he found Newman's performance as the eponymous Hud to be a superb piece of acting.
An extra playing the pharmacist/cashier in the drugstore diner scene resembles actor Richard Deacon enough that Deacon is sometimes erroneously credited with the role. It is not he.
Finnish censorship visa # 65965 delivered on 19-7-1963.
French visa # 27456.
In preparation for his title role, Paul Newman worked on a Texas cattle ranch for several weeks acquiring genuine calluses and a cowboy's lope.
Paul Newman played the part of Hud as a villain. He was later stunned that so many young moviegoers had a poster of Hud and viewed him as their hero.
The novel "Exodus" is briefly but clearly visible on the paperback rack in the pharmacy scene. Paul Newman had starred in the film of the novel (Exodus) three years earlier.