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Rejected Roles of 1954

Click below to see which actors turned down roles in the best movies of 1954. Where does this sort of trivia come from? Movie fans from around the world submit this trivia to us from TV interviews, books, magazine articles, DVD commentary, and other Hollywood and entertainment sources around the Internet.

Featured 1954 Trivia:

Frank Sinatra in On The Waterfront?
Frank Sinatra was signed for the role of Terry Malloy after Marlon Brando initially turned it down because of director Elia Kazan's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee but producer Sam Spiegel continued to push for Brando and he eventually was convinced to take the part.

See who turned down these 1954 films:

- The Barefoot Contessa (3)
- Brigadoon (3)
- Carmen Jones (3)
- The Country Girl (2)
- Deep in My Heart (1)
- Desiree (1)
- Dial M for Murder (4)
- The Egyptian (3)
- Elephant Walk (1)
- Executive Suite (2)
- Green Fire (1)
- Human Desire (1)
- Johnny Guitar (1)
- The Last Time I Saw Paris (1)
- Lucky Me (1)
- Magnificent Obsession (1)
- On the Waterfront (5)
- Sabrina (6)
- Senso (1)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1)
- A Star Is Born (1954) (5)
- The Student Prince (1)

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