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What If Roles Clicked In Classic Movie Casting
Los Angeles AP surveys “what if” casting games for famous films. Names considered include Errol Flynn for Rhett Butler and Bette Davis for Scarlett O’Hara, with studio feuds and star availability shaping final choices. Oscar histories mingle with near-casts and near-misses across Sunset Boulevard, Born Yesterday, and more.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Rhett Butler
Bette Davis
Scarlett O'Hara
Jack Warner
David O. Selznick
Miss Colbert
Margo Channing
Garson Kanin
Billie Dawn
Jean Arthur
Judy Holliday
William Holden
Montgomery Clift
Chariton Heston
Holden
Henry Fonda
Humphrey Bogart
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
Max Schumacher