Among those who took note of Connery's screen presence in Darby was producer Harry Saltzman who, with co-producer Albert, was casting a film of their own based on Dr. No, the 1985 novel by Lan Fleming.

康纳利在《达比》一片中的表现受到包括制片人亨利·索斯曼的注意，当时他正与合作制作人阿尔伯特拍一部由1958年伊恩·福莱明著的小说改编的影片《否博士》。