Ray Dennis Steckler's first outing as director, Wild Guitar (1962) was produced by Arch Hall Sr. (Eegah!) as a showcase for his son Arch, Jr. to star as budding rocker "Bud Eagle." Steckler also appears as hired goon "Steak" along with then-wife Carolyn Brandt, Nancy Czar (Winter A-Go-Go), and Hall Sr. himself as Bud's corrupt manager. Cinematography was by future Academy Award winner Vilmos Zsigmond.