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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 276052" data-attributes="member: 7"><p style="text-align: justify">If she hadn't got DYNASTY in her late 40s, then I'd definitely say you'd be right. She isn't much of an actress, with Alexis herself being nothing but soap opera caricature. Her career post-Alexis was just Joan as Alexis playing whomever.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify">Similar to other threads, I figured I'd talk about the films Joan missed out on, or perhaps did in place of someone else. </p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">LORD VANITY was supposed to be her picture at Fox in 1954. It was going to be a lavish 18-century costume drama with Robert Wagner cast as her co-star. There are a few tests of the film that exist, with glimpses even appearing in the A&E biography done on Collins. The film ultimately died on the drawing board, although I've been unable to get any information as to why. </p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Collins won the role of Alice in THE WAYWARD BUS in 1957 after former Fox star Linda Darnell had screen tested for the part. The studio apparently felt that Darnell, a big star for them in the 1940s, was past her prime, and therefore cast Collins in the part instead as a publicity strategy to fuel her career. </p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Her role in RALLY ROUND THE FLAG, BOYS in 1958 was originally intended for Jayne Mansfield. After "intense lobbying" from Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Mansfield was replaced with Collins. The two had co-starred together in THE WAYWARD BUS. </p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">The biggest role Collins missed out on was Cleopatra. In the late 1950s, Fox began pre-production for a lavish version of CLEOPATRA. In 1959, it was touted that Collins would play the Egyptian queen and that Peter Finch and Stephen Boyd would be her co-stars. When the production costs began to escalate, however, the studio hedged their bets by replacing Collins with Elizabeth Taylor, then the most popular woman in movies. (As a side note, Joan did end up playing Cleopatra on an episode of FANTASY ISLAND.) </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 276052, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY]If she hadn't got DYNASTY in her late 40s, then I'd definitely say you'd be right. She isn't much of an actress, with Alexis herself being nothing but soap opera caricature. Her career post-Alexis was just Joan as Alexis playing whomever.[/JUSTIFY] [JUSTIFY]Similar to other threads, I figured I'd talk about the films Joan missed out on, or perhaps did in place of someone else. LORD VANITY was supposed to be her picture at Fox in 1954. It was going to be a lavish 18-century costume drama with Robert Wagner cast as her co-star. There are a few tests of the film that exist, with glimpses even appearing in the A&E biography done on Collins. The film ultimately died on the drawing board, although I've been unable to get any information as to why. Collins won the role of Alice in THE WAYWARD BUS in 1957 after former Fox star Linda Darnell had screen tested for the part. The studio apparently felt that Darnell, a big star for them in the 1940s, was past her prime, and therefore cast Collins in the part instead as a publicity strategy to fuel her career. Her role in RALLY ROUND THE FLAG, BOYS in 1958 was originally intended for Jayne Mansfield. After "intense lobbying" from Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Mansfield was replaced with Collins. The two had co-starred together in THE WAYWARD BUS. The biggest role Collins missed out on was Cleopatra. In the late 1950s, Fox began pre-production for a lavish version of CLEOPATRA. In 1959, it was touted that Collins would play the Egyptian queen and that Peter Finch and Stephen Boyd would be her co-stars. When the production costs began to escalate, however, the studio hedged their bets by replacing Collins with Elizabeth Taylor, then the most popular woman in movies. (As a side note, Joan did end up playing Cleopatra on an episode of FANTASY ISLAND.) [/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]
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