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Who was supposed to play Robert Young's role first?


I watched this film last night on TCM and heard Robert Osborne mention that another actor was set to play the role Robert Young did, but he had a nervous breakdown before filming. Anyone remember that actor's name?

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The actor's name was Alan Marshal---he had just had a big hit in "The White Cliffs of Dover" with Irene Dunne according to Robert Osborne. After the breakdown he was never able to get his career back on track.

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I saw White Cliff not to long ago. So very good, although his part was really very small. Irene Dunne was in the entire movie. 2-3 hankies, easy.

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