Became annoyed with
Steve Reeves while filming the climax of
Hercules (1958) because Reeves wasn't swinging the chains hard enough at the
actors playing his enemies. Reeves said he didn't want to hurt the
other actors, and Francisci told him, "If they don't get hurt, they
don't get paid!" and told Reeves to swing as hard as he
could. Reeves enjoyed telling this story over the years to fans and
interviewers.