Rock Hudson was fine, but...


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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I think Hudson was probably seen as more marketable.

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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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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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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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Yes, Garner would have been fine as well.

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JimHutton (1934-79) & ElleryQueen

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