Raft was a curmudgeon - the Juan McCain of Hollywood - and it hurt his career.
George Raft wrote an autobiography, “How To Float”.
100 Actors Who’ve Turned Down Big Movie Roles
http://www.onlygoodmovies.com/good/movies/100-2/actors/
Thought this one was interesting....
“Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The part went to Ian McKellen. It’s interesting to note that Connery cost himself $400 million dollars by passing on the part (he was offered 15% of the film’s profit).”
When Raft died of leukemia at 79 y/o in 1980, he was living on $800 per month from SS and his SAG pension. His estate consisted of a $10k insurance policy and some personal property that sold for ~$800. Raft left no will, and I believe he had no children. His long-estranged wife died in 1970.
My GF and I watched casablanca again 3 months ago. And I’ve seen it 5 times. 5 times I never changed my tune: the moral of the story is that women are manipulative *itches. Elsa tried to use Rick for her own selfish reasons and the same applies to Gone With The Wind with Scarlett and Rhett.
I’m sorry. But I just don’t see what the big deal is about this movie.
I’m sorry. But I just don’t see what the big deal is about this movie.
Connery was also going to be the next “Tarzan” after impressing the producers when he appeared in a small role in “Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure”.
But he was called back by another producer after auditioning for a new film called “Dr. No”. The rest is history.
Well, I guess he showed them.