Joan Bennett as Scarlett O' Hara ?

[Scarlett]

Hey all!
Though this might be something you would all be interested in. I was
surfing the web and ran across a Video of Joan Bennett testing for the role
of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. It takes forever to load the whole
thing but is really kind of neat to see if you haven't already. Here is the
Addy:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/hrc/DOS/GWTW/scarlett/scrntsts/jbmov.html
Enjoy!

-Scarlett
(Mysterious lady in the West Wing)

[Scarlett]

Oops, forgot to add the main site addy. If your interested in GWTW at all,
this is a cool site to visit. Here is the addy:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/hrc/DOS/GWTW/scarlett/girltest.htm
Click on Joan Bennett's picture to get a little bio and confidential letter
etc.

[Vampire406]

Thank you Scarlett. I'm a big GWTW fan. Still love that scene when Scarlett
dances the Virgina Reel with Rhett while she's in mourning (and Aunt Piddy
gets the vapors).

The Vampire

[Scarlett]

"Vampire406" <vampi...@aol.comladder-5> wrote in message
news:20000510230151...@ng-cg1.aol.com...

> Thank you Scarlett. I'm a big GWTW fan.

No Problem, glad I'm not the only one here! And no everyone, Scarlett is my
real name...although my mom did say she got it from the movie! *S*

Still love that scene when Scarlett
> dances the Virgina Reel with Rhett while she's in mourning (and Aunt
Piddy
> gets the vapors).

Hehe, That's great! I also love it when she walks in the room with that
gorgeous red dress...she really looks quite the devil in it though! ;)

-Scarlett (not O'Hara bit it will have to do)
(Mysterious lady in the red dress in the West Wing) Confused?

>
> The Vampire

[Florian de Beaucastel]

On Wed, 10 May 2000 18:34:14 -0600, "Scarlett"
<scar...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Hey all!
> Though this might be something you would all be interested in. I was
>surfing the web and ran across a Video of Joan Bennett testing for the role
>of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. It takes forever to load the whole
>thing but is really kind of neat to see if you haven't already. Here is the
>Addy:
>http://www.lib.utexas.edu/hrc/DOS/GWTW/scarlett/scrntsts/jbmov.html
>Enjoy!
>

>-Scarlett
>(Mysterious lady in the West Wing)
>

Thanks Scarlett! I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Southerner (who absolutely
hates living in Kansas) and big GWTW fan. I downloaded Joan's screen
test. All DS fans should see it (It's the famous scene alone with
Ashley while he's chopping wood). I think, however, Joan played it far
too melodramatic (not a problem for DS). Of course. If I had been
around in '38 or '39, I would have resented that "British import"
Vivien Leigh and rooted for Paulette Goddard.

Florian

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[Scarlett]

"Florian de Beaucastel" <beauc...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:7udphskl8oj0e7fgm...@4ax.com...

> On Wed, 10 May 2000 18:34:14 -0600, "Scarlett"
> <scar...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> >Hey all!
> > Though this might be something you would all be interested in. I was
> >surfing the web and ran across a Video of Joan Bennett testing for the
role
> >of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. It takes forever to load the
whole
> >thing but is really kind of neat to see if you haven't already. Here is
the
> >Addy:
> >http://www.lib.utexas.edu/hrc/DOS/GWTW/scarlett/scrntsts/jbmov.html
> >Enjoy!
> >
> >-Scarlett
> >(Mysterious lady in the West Wing)
> >
> Thanks Scarlett! I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Southerner (who absolutely
> hates living in Kansas) and big GWTW fan. I downloaded Joan's screen
> test. All DS fans should see it (It's the famous scene alone with
> Ashley while he's chopping wood). I think, however, Joan played it far
> too melodramatic (not a problem for DS). Of course. If I had been
> around in '38 or '39, I would have resented that "British import"
> Vivien Leigh and rooted for Paulette Goddard.
>
> Florian
>

I'm here to serve all of you fellow DS/GWTW fans (could there be a bigger
difference between the two? lol!)

I thought she was pretty good as well, a little melodramatic perhaps.... ;)
but if you look around on that site it says that she was in the small group
of 4 possible people for the role for Scarlett till Vivian Leigh came along!

-Scarlett
(Mysterious Lady in the West Wing)

[Robyn DuPuis]

From what I recall from a show about the casting of Scarlett, Joan was
one of the finalists for the role (Jean Arthur was considered the
front-runner, though there was some concern about whether or not she
could "pull it off."). Joan's scene with a would-be Ashley (when
Scarlett declares her love) was considered by some to be weepy and
melodramatic, while Jean's and Vivian Leigh's were touched with a kind
of defiance of social convention.