The Collinsport Historical Society site, dedicated to the show Dark Shadows, shares this onset memory from actor Mitchell Ryan, who would go on to play Burke Devlin on the supernatural soap opera:
"I was twenty-three years old and on my first movie set. I was nervous as hell and stayed to the side away form the camera. I had a small scene with Mitchum who was just short of being a god and at the height of his popularity. He stood by the camera joking with the crew. At last I heard my scene called, at which point Mitchum walked over to me, was silent for a second and then said, 'Remember, I'm big Mitch and you're Little Mitch.' He looked grim then burst out laughing and said, 'Let's do this fucking thing.'"
