Perhaps he was shy, here's a recollection of Reeves from one of the cast of Ed Wood's Jailbait -
" DOLORES FULLER - We were shooting all night, and into the next day, and time
just got away from me, and I didn't realize I was supposed to be on the set working
as Dinah Shore’s double on her show, Chevy Theater. I completely messed up my
job, I was what they called a no-show, and I lost a job that I really loved. They said
that I thought that I was a big star now and didn’t need them.
That was Steve Reeves’ first picture — it took him 27 takes to tie a tie. And he’d
sit there with the girls, and eat his dried fruit and nuts. While we were waiting. And
he just enjoyed girl talk. He enjoyed it like he was one of the gals. Big, handsome,
beautiful hunk of man. And we had some kissing scenes, and there was no
chemistry. Usually, when you get a hunk of man like that and you kiss him it goes
right through you ... but with him it didn’t! "
Full movie for those interested -
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