Originally posted by Turnbull:
He wanted Brando and knew he'd have to pay big bucks for him, so perhaps he chose the others in part because they didn't command high salaries.
I feel like Bonasera in Don Corleones study
questioning Turnbulls post, but I will give it a shot
From what I understand at that time, wasn't Brando's career more or less on the downside? Didn't he have to somewhat audition for the part, with the famous shoe polish and kleenex story? Im not saying he came cheap, but cheaper then other names that were bandied about, such as Anthony Quinn. Of course after the success of Godfather, Brando started acting like Brando, demanding the high salaries again, such as a high one for about 12 minutes in Superman.
