Casting call

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Every so often I'll hear someone say, "That movie would have been so much better if X was cast in it instead." I'll admit it, though: I'm terrible at envisioning that sort of thing (although I am pretty happy that George Raft turned down The Maltese Falcon), although it's always interesting to hear others' thoughts about it. Are there any classic films you think would have been better with a different cast?

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I would go see that serial. That would have been amazing.

There was a children's book about Anna May Wong that came out in the US a few years ago--it was great! Such an unusual subject for a picture book, but the art was excellent and it actually talked about the yellowface problem in Hollywood, too.

Sometimes I watch Baby Face and wonder what the movie would have been like if Theresa Harris was cast as Lily Powers, rather than the maid/companion. It's a great movie, but I think that might have made it even better.