 This was Lord's only appearance as Leiter, as he asked for more money and a better billing to return as Leiter in "Goldfinger" and was subsequently replaced.The cast also included a number of actors who were to become stalwarts of the future films, including Bernard Lee, who played Bond's superior M for another ten films, and Lois Maxwell, who played M's secretary Moneypenny in fourteen instalments of the series.Lee was chosen because of being a "prototypical father figure", and Maxwell after Fleming thought she was the perfect fit for his description of the character.