Mae West was the first person to be offered the role of Norma Desmond - she turned it down , because she said that no one would believe that she was a has-been ! THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER !
@@garymazzeo3490, Mae West was anything that she wanted to be ! and although the movie eventually made is a MASTERPIECE , she would have added a special poignancy , and just think of her and Montgomery Clift and all those syllables !
I appreciate that there are actual actors of Asian descent.
Mae West was the first person to be offered the role of Norma Desmond - she turned it down , because she said that no one would believe that she was a has-been ! THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER !
If she had done it ...it could be the serious drama it was. Mae was not a dramatic actress
@@garymazzeo3490, Mae West was anything that she wanted to be ! and although the movie eventually made is a MASTERPIECE , she would have added a special poignancy , and just think of her and Montgomery Clift and all those syllables !
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thanks for posting! Fun to see the Asian guys mooning over her along with the rest. :)