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Originally Posted by Mister Underhill
I'd say Olivier for Aragorn, but I always thought he was overrated. It's a tough role to cast. I could almost see Clark Gable in the part (think Mutiny on the Bounty), but he's such his own thing. Still, he could do the sly wit as well as the pathos. What about John Wayne?
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Clark Gable does not seem too Aragornish to me. Too much of a smart-aleck and doesn't have a regal look (more like a knave bedding the court wenches
). Although, Gable would have been a huge box office draw, which is really all the studios cared about at the time.
John Wayne? That is funny. I still crack up at his portrayal of Genghis Khan in
The Conqueror. Talk about miscasting!
How about Ronald Colman? He can be a rogue (Francois Villon in
If I Were King) and lordly (
Prisoner of Zenda). And let's not forget one of the greatest of character actors, Basil Rathbone!