Thursday, September 10, 2020

Casting Grouch



The brush-off: some studio bore
When rushes are viewed, starts to roar
Seems the Paramount "brains"
Find their star, Ella Raines
Too lush to exude "girl-next-door."

David Cairns

Ella Raines and Eddie Bracken in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944). From David Cairns: "Director Preston Sturges put up with pressure to recast Raines' role in Hail the Conquering Hero. Luckily for us, he refused."

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