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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 415768" data-attributes="member: 5079"><p>These are really the only candidates who made any sense.&nbsp; The others were too old or lacking in the necessary appeal.&nbsp;&nbsp; I like Goddard a lot -- really, much more than Leigh overall -- but her winning screen qualities were likeability and vivaciousness.&nbsp; Neither of those are really qualities that Scarlett needed.&nbsp;&nbsp; Bennet was physically great for the role and played some terrific noir bitches later in her career, but I&#039;ve seen no evidence that she had the fire necessary for Scarlett.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hayward is the most intriguing, given her later career.&nbsp; But circa 1939, she was awfully inexperienced.&nbsp; Even Leigh, a relative unknown, had much more film and stage experience at that point.&nbsp; Was Hayward capable of greatness so early on?&nbsp; Impossible to say either way.&nbsp; Maybe with Cukor as a guide, but possibly less so under the rough Fleming and the overly expansive Selznick.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 415768, member: 5079"] These are really the only candidates who made any sense. The others were too old or lacking in the necessary appeal. I like Goddard a lot -- really, much more than Leigh overall -- but her winning screen qualities were likeability and vivaciousness. Neither of those are really qualities that Scarlett needed. Bennet was physically great for the role and played some terrific noir bitches later in her career, but I've seen no evidence that she had the fire necessary for Scarlett. Hayward is the most intriguing, given her later career. But circa 1939, she was awfully inexperienced. Even Leigh, a relative unknown, had much more film and stage experience at that point. Was Hayward capable of greatness so early on? Impossible to say either way. Maybe with Cukor as a guide, but possibly less so under the rough Fleming and the overly expansive Selznick. [/QUOTE]

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