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The Search for Scarlett
Posted on 1/21/24 at 10:45 am
Posted on 1/21/24 at 10:45 am
Scarlett was cast after filming began on Gone With the Wind. 32 actresses were screen tested.
"Producer David Selznick still hadn’t decided, between the many leading actresses at his disposal, who would be best to play Scarlett.
But he only needed a stand-in to start filming, since the tremendous “Burning of Atlanta” scene was one of the first. As the fire blazed in the background, actress Vivien Leigh joined Selznick on the director’s platform (after wangling an introduction from his brother), and was, legend says, called in for a screen test immediately."
YouTube screen tests for some of the actresses considered
Gone With the Wind is still the longest movie to win Best Picture...more than Lawrence of Arabia or Ben-Hur.
"Producer David Selznick still hadn’t decided, between the many leading actresses at his disposal, who would be best to play Scarlett.
But he only needed a stand-in to start filming, since the tremendous “Burning of Atlanta” scene was one of the first. As the fire blazed in the background, actress Vivien Leigh joined Selznick on the director’s platform (after wangling an introduction from his brother), and was, legend says, called in for a screen test immediately."
YouTube screen tests for some of the actresses considered
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The Ocala, Florida chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy were greatly offended that a British actress had been chosen to play such an iconic southern character. However, when they were told that the role could go to Katharine Hepburn, they stopped their protest. Better an Englishwoman than a Yankee.
Gone With the Wind is still the longest movie to win Best Picture...more than Lawrence of Arabia or Ben-Hur.
This post was edited on 1/21/24 at 10:46 am
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Posted on 1/21/24 at 11:03 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Definitely one of the great talent searches in the history of motion pictures. Vivien Leigh came out of nowhere to win the role and delivered one of the all-time performances.
Posted on 1/21/24 at 11:50 am to RollTide1987
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Vivien Leigh came out of nowhere to win the role and delivered one of the all-time performances.
Entertainment Weekly had an online poll...Who the best..."best actress" winner is of all-time.
Vivian Leigh won for Gone With the Wind.
YouTube, Katherine Hepburn considered,
Paulette Goddard almost won the role
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Selznick conceived the idea of conducting a worldwide search for the right person to play Scarlett O’Hara. The campaign, directed by Selznick’s publicity chief, helped occupy the public mind during the long months before the producer was ready to begin filming.
They even published ads in newspapers asking for actresses to audition as publicity.
Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:07 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Absolute smoke show
Posted on 1/21/24 at 12:40 pm to Frac the world
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Absolute smoke show
And reputed nympho
Posted on 1/21/24 at 1:12 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Oops, wrong thread.
Posted on 1/21/24 at 7:37 pm to udtiger
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Absolute smoke show
And reputed nympho
Supposedly due to her mental state. I guess she was way up on the hot/crazy matrix.
Posted on 1/21/24 at 8:20 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Posted on 1/21/24 at 8:50 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Excellent Post, Thread.
Posted on 1/21/24 at 9:02 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Posted on 1/22/24 at 2:55 am to Havoc
Watching the screen tests, you appreciate that Directors once had a knack for seeing the "It" in casting...
And we assume they got it right just based off that's all we know...screen test footage is very illuminating because you can see...yes, I can feel by gut...this works, this doesn't.
I'm not sure an actress has had the burden since of carrying such a monumental film. Maybe Judy Garland in Oz is close but not in the same scale...which coincidentally was released the same year...And competed for Best Picture.
Btw, worth a watch...to see maybe why it's one of the GOAT performances of all time...
YouTube, such a persuasive nonverbal actress to boot
And we assume they got it right just based off that's all we know...screen test footage is very illuminating because you can see...yes, I can feel by gut...this works, this doesn't.
I'm not sure an actress has had the burden since of carrying such a monumental film. Maybe Judy Garland in Oz is close but not in the same scale...which coincidentally was released the same year...And competed for Best Picture.
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Leigh worked 16 hours a day, six days a week, for 125 days. Cammie Conlon, who played Bonnie Blue Butler, said, “I have candids of her taken on set. She is exhausted. She is exhausted.
She was in every scene, almost.” To deal with the stress, Leigh chain-smoked, burning through four packs of cigarettes a day.
Incidentally, Leigh was paid $25,000 for Gone With The Wind. Clark Gable, who worked 71 days, was paid $120,000.
Btw, worth a watch...to see maybe why it's one of the GOAT performances of all time...
YouTube, such a persuasive nonverbal actress to boot
This post was edited on 1/22/24 at 3:31 am
Posted on 1/22/24 at 6:44 am to SouthEasternKaiju
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Oops, wrong thread.
Nope you brought that to the correct place.
Posted on 1/22/24 at 7:49 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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the tremendous “Burning of Atlanta” scene
It was the old "King Kong" set that they burned for that scene.
In a recent interview on Conan O'Brien's posdcast, Patrick Stewart tells a very nice story about the time he got to sit and watch Gone With the Wind with Vivian Leigh.
YouTube
She was a smoke show. In my top five of beautiful golden age of Hollywood actresses. Olivia de Havilland is on that list, too.
This post was edited on 1/22/24 at 7:52 am
Posted on 1/22/24 at 9:35 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
There was an entertaining Made-For-TV-Movie about this in 1980. Tons of mid-level actors. The Clark Gable character was played by Edward Winter (the hilarious Col. Flagg on M*A*S*H). 
Some people were let down by the big reveal of "Vivien Leigh", and it turned out to be just Morgan Brittany (who had already played Leigh in two previous mid-level movies).
The Scarlett O'Hara War on Wiki
Some people were let down by the big reveal of "Vivien Leigh", and it turned out to be just Morgan Brittany (who had already played Leigh in two previous mid-level movies).
The Scarlett O'Hara War on Wiki
Posted on 1/22/24 at 9:46 am to Fewer Kilometers
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Morgan Brittany
Has a guest appearance on Murder, She Wrote (one of two) in which she is the epitome of late 80s sexuality. Absolutely incredible.
Posted on 1/22/24 at 9:54 am to dirtsandwich
quote:Can we have just one thread where we don't bring up all of the hot chicks on Murder She Wrote? I know it was the Baywatch of geriatric TV, but come on.
Has a guest appearance on Murder, She Wrote (one of two) in which she is the epitome of late 80s sexuality.
Posted on 1/22/24 at 9:56 am to Fewer Kilometers
I’ll try but no promises.
Posted on 1/22/24 at 12:22 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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There was an entertaining Made-For-TV-Movie about this in 1980.
Had never heard of it.
But its on YouTube for those interested.
YouTube
Edit: Louis B. Mayer says nobody wants to see a movie about the Civil War! "In my opinion, The Birth of a Nation told everyone, everything that anybody wanted to know about the Civil War."
"You paid $50,000 for this book! You know what I paid for Wizard of Oz? Peanuts! Its gonna have music, can't miss! But there's a song in here that's gotta go...(Over) the Rainbow... Ugh, I hate it.".
This post was edited on 1/22/24 at 12:38 pm
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