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Great Roles the Stars Bypassed

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Introduction:
"Many of the great stars unwisely bypassed (or unfortunately lost) some great roles in some classic movies."


1. Kim Novak was the female lead in "Vertigo", but Hitchcock's first choice for the role was someone else. Who?
    Grace Kelly
    Tippi Hedren
    Vera Miles
    Eva Marie Saint


2. Gary Cooper did a tremendous job in "High Noon", but only got the chance because another star "passed" on the role. Who?
    William Holden
    James Stewart
    Henry Fonda
    Gregory Peck


3. Joan Crawford won an Oscar for "Mildred Pierce", but she was not the first choice for the role. Who was?
    Maureen O'Hara
    Olivia DeHavilland
    Bette Davis
    Susan Hayward


4. Humphrey Bogart got a big break when this actor turned down a starring role in "High Sierra" (and in "Maltese Falcon").
    William Powell
    Dick Powell
    George Brent
    George Raft


5. Buddy Ebsen lost a chance to be in this classic musical due to illness.
    West Side Story
    Sound of Music
    South Pacific
    Wizard of Oz


6. Errol Flynn got a break when he was offered the lead in "Captain Blood", but he wasn't the first choice for the role. Who was?
    Robert Donat
    Tyrone Power
    Stewart Granger
    Robert Taylor


7. Monty Woolley was sensational in "The Man Who Came To Dinner", but he wasn't the first choice for the part. Who was?
    James Mason
    Charles Lockhart
    John Barrymore
    George Sanders


8. Harrison Ford may forever be known as Indiana Jones, but he wasn't the original candidate for the role in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Who was?
    Patrick Swayze
    Tom Selleck
    Patrick Duffy
    Tom Cruise


9. Olivia DeHavilland wasn't the original choice for her starring role in "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte". Who was?
    Joan Crawford
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Ingrid Bergman
    Jennifer Jones


10. Who of the following was NOT considered for one of the two starring roles in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?
    Marlon Brando
    Jack Lemmon
    Dean Martin
    Steve McQueen


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