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RE: i wouldn't worry

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BillH

In Reply to: RE: i wouldn't worry posted by beach cruiser on July 18, 2019 at 02:30:48

Actually, David O.Selznick considered pairing Vivien Leigh with her then-spouse Laurence Olivier. They did a screen test together, and Olivier simply overwhelmed her. So they went with Gable, but probably not to save $$$.

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I just watched a documentary on Ms. Leigh.... Olivier also wanted ... - TWB 11:23:15 07/18/19 (1)
her to play the Mrs. DeWinter role in Rebecca but Hitchcock prevailed as certainly Vivien was FAR too beautiful to play the "mousey" second Mrs. DeWinter. Vivien would have been better suited to Rebecca herself IF such a role existed.... As far as GWTW goes, Ms. Leigh told everyone she knew that she WOULD be cast and she was.... I can't think of anyone else in both of those key roles. I believe when the book came out, the public had already made it's voice known that the only Rhett they would accept was Gable. They both were perfection... The only weak piece of casting in the film IMO was Ashley... I have NEVER been able to understand why Scarlett would prefer Ashley to Rhett and I believe it was due to the casting of Leslie Howard. If say Randolph Scott had been cast instead, THEN you might see more of a competition between the two male characters....
- RE: I just watched a documentary on Ms. Leigh.... Olivier also wanted ... - beach cruiser 02:08:12 07/19/19 (0)
  Thanks for the insight, all this time I just figured the lead really was an actress that they dragged in from the sticks.
  
  But then I also knew giving a part like that to an untested lead would be the start of a fight few could win.
  
  I enjoy knowing the stories surrounding the movies, just not enough to go research them.

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