erickson left paramount to work with screenwriter and director john huston as production manager on "the misfits" (1961) and "" (1962). he later reteamed with huston as associate producer of "reflections in a golden eye" (1967). he was also associate producer of richard c. sarafian's "man in the wilderness" (1971) and roman polanski's "chinatown" (1974), both of which featured huston in supporting acting roles.