Laurence Olivier


I wonder why he wasnt in the film when he had starred in the play

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I think O. played this for a single performance only. It was presented for one night to begin with and from that a producer liked it enough to give it a commercial production. O. opted to star in the play Beau Geste instead of Journeys End. But even if he'd been in the actual run, he wasn't well-known until years later.

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Thanks for your reply.Im appearing in an amateur version in a couple of weeks and just wondered why he wasn't in the film.

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