- Van Johnson, Brigadoon, 1953. Once the Broadway hit became another Gene Kelly MGMusical, the search began for his pal, Jeff. Losing their way in the Scottish Highlands, they find a town that comes back to life for a day once a century. (Yes, that silly!). Candidates included Wayne, Allen (just before changing TV forever) with the Tonight show), Bill Hayes and Donald O’Connor.
- Elliott Reid, Move Over, Darling, 1963. A new shrink as the waste-not-want-not Fox rapidly revamps Marilyn’s unfinished Something’s Got To Give, 1962, into … a Doris Day comedy!
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