- Phyllis Brooks, Lady in the Dark, 1942. The Kansas girl, nicknamed Randy in high school, auditioned for Allison Dubois in the movie version of Moss Hart’s Broadway hit. She lost the role but won a Fox contract from execs impressed by her test of a scene from The Women. In 1956, she was the wife of… The Incredible Shrinking Man. Stuart and Brooks met again as r
- Gail Russell, Lady in the Dark, 1943. Elizabeth Shaubell was nicknamed Randy in high school. Her unsuccessful test for Barbara was seen by Fox suits who signed her up in 1947. She retired in 1975 after 60 acreen roles, ranging from wife to almost every TV Western series.
- Debra Paget, Cry of the City, 1947. Film noir specialist Robert Siodmak’s first thought Stuart or Lisa Howard for young Teena – briefly seen as Victor Mature’s cop chases cop-killer Richard Conte in a Made In LA New York.
- Marilyn Monroe, All About Eve, 1950.
- Joan Bennett, The Man Who Reclaimed His Head, 1933. A blonde Bennett took over from Stuart in Claude Rains’ first outing since The Invisible Man. Despite the title and studio (Universal), this is not a horror story. Just horrible as pacifist Colman tackles warmongering politicos who lie… (No! Say it isn’t so!).
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