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Quiz about Great Roles the Stars Bypassed

Great Roles the Stars Bypassed Quiz

Many of the great stars unwisely bypassed (or unfortunately lost) some great roles in some classic movies.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
80,745

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Kim Novak was the female lead in "Vertigo", but Hitchcock's first choice for the role was someone else. Who? Hint

Tippi Hedren

Grace Kelly

Eva Marie Saint

Vera Miles

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Question 2 of 10

2. Gary Cooper did a tremendous job in "High Noon", but only got the chance because another star "passed" on the role. Who? Hint

Gregory Peck

Henry Fonda

William Holden

James Stewart

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Question 3 of 10

3. Joan Crawford won an Oscar for "Mildred Pierce", but she was not the first choice for the role. Who was? Hint

Bette Davis

Susan Hayward

Olivia DeHavilland

Maureen O'Hara

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Question 4 of 10

4. Humphrey Bogart got a big break when this actor turned down a starring role in "High Sierra" (and in "Maltese Falcon"). Hint

William Powell

Dick Powell

George Brent

George Raft

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Question 5 of 10

5. Buddy Ebsen lost a chance to be in this classic musical due to illness. Hint

Sound of Music

West Side Story

Wizard of Oz

South Pacific

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Question 6 of 10

6. Errol Flynn got a break when he was offered the lead in "Captain Blood", but he wasn't the first choice for the role. Who was? Hint

Robert Taylor

Stewart Granger

Robert Donat

Tyrone Power

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Question 7 of 10

7. Monty Woolley was sensational in "The Man Who Came To Dinner", but he wasn't the first choice for the part. Who was? Hint

James Mason

Charles Lockhart

John Barrymore

George Sanders

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Question 8 of 10

8. Harrison Ford may forever be known as Indiana Jones, but he wasn't the original candidate for the role in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Who was? Hint

Patrick Swayze

Tom Cruise

Patrick Duffy

Tom Selleck

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Question 9 of 10

9. Olivia DeHavilland wasn't the original choice for her starring role in "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte". Who was? Hint

Ingrid Bergman

Jennifer Jones

Barbara Stanwyck

Joan Crawford

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who of the following was NOT considered for one of the two starring roles in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"? Hint

Jack Lemmon

Marlon Brando

Steve McQueen

Dean Martin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Kim Novak was the female lead in "Vertigo", but Hitchcock's first choice for the role was someone else. Who?

Answer: Vera Miles

Miles was the actress of choice for the role - but she got pregnant. Hitchcock was not a happy camper.

2. Gary Cooper did a tremendous job in "High Noon", but only got the chance because another star "passed" on the role. Who?

Answer: Gregory Peck

Peck had recently starred in "The Gunfighter" and didn't want to do a "similar" film.

3. Joan Crawford won an Oscar for "Mildred Pierce", but she was not the first choice for the role. Who was?

Answer: Bette Davis

Bette Davis and Barbara Stanwyck reportedly both passed on the role.

4. Humphrey Bogart got a big break when this actor turned down a starring role in "High Sierra" (and in "Maltese Falcon").

Answer: George Raft

Raft "passed". He didn't like "Sierra" and didn't know newcomer Huston (who directed "Falcon").

5. Buddy Ebsen lost a chance to be in this classic musical due to illness.

Answer: Wizard of Oz

Ebsen developed an allergic reaction to the "tin man" make-up - and that cost him the role of a lifetime.

6. Errol Flynn got a break when he was offered the lead in "Captain Blood", but he wasn't the first choice for the role. Who was?

Answer: Robert Donat

It was Flynn's "big break". Good movie - and he handled the title
role well.

7. Monty Woolley was sensational in "The Man Who Came To Dinner", but he wasn't the first choice for the part. Who was?

Answer: John Barrymore

Bette Davis (who co-starred in the movie) wanted to work with Barrymore, but Barrymore didn't get the role. Davis was quite angry - but Woolley was absolutely wonderful in the role.

8. Harrison Ford may forever be known as Indiana Jones, but he wasn't the original candidate for the role in "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Who was?

Answer: Tom Selleck

Selleck couldn't get out of his "Magnum, P.I." obligations, so Ford was in.

9. Olivia DeHavilland wasn't the original choice for her starring role in "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte". Who was?

Answer: Joan Crawford

It was meant to be a follow-up to "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" with a re-teaming of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. It started out that way, but Davis and Crawford didn't get along, so Olivia replaced Joan.

10. Who of the following was NOT considered for one of the two starring roles in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"?

Answer: Dean Martin

There was talk that Newman would play Sundance, not Butch. I can see
McQueen as one of the two, but I don't know about the others.

Source: Author robert362

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