- 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, Hayes, Steve Allen (just before changing TV forever with the Tonight show) and Donald O’Connor. Hayes later starred in the Days Of Our Lives soap for 1,469 episodes during 1972-2014.
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