Rock Hudson was fine, but…

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MsELLERYqueen2 — 13 years ago(October 13, 2012 11:41 PM)

I think that Rock Hudson did a fine job in this movie, but I wish that Jim Hutton had been the leading male here. So many of the scenes would have been right up his alley, and he & Paula Prentiss had already done a number of movies together.
Oh well, a lost opportunity!
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Jim Hutton: talented gorgeous hot hunk; adorable as ElleryQueen; SEXIEST ACTOR EVER

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Blueghost — 13 years ago(December 07, 2012 11:55 AM)

I think Hudson was probably seen as more marketable.

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MsELLERYqueen2 — 13 years ago(December 07, 2012 02:57 PM)

That's true. He was okay in the role, but I think that Jim Hutton really was the best at awkward roles filled with pratfalls.
Ever see "The Horizontal Lieutenant"? He was so perfect there!
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Jim Hutton: talented gorgeous hot hunk; adorable as ElleryQueen; SEXIEST ACTOR EVER

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Blueghost — 13 years ago(December 07, 2012 09:59 PM)

Years ago I saw it on UHF TV, but I don't recall much of it. It was a fun film though, that much I remember.

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Captain_Augustus_McCrae — 11 years ago(June 21, 2014 03:30 PM)

James Garner could have played Willoughby to a tee.
"It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's LIVING!"
Captain Augustus McCrae

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MsELLERYqueen2 — 11 years ago(June 21, 2014 05:52 PM)

Yes, Garner would have been fine as well.
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JimHutton (1934-79) & ElleryQueen