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red dog 1

(33,249 posts) Mon Apr 6, 2026, 07:18 PM Apr 6

Re: "Benny & Joon"
A) Who was originally cast to play the role of Benny?
B) What actress was offered the role of Joon but turned it down?

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Post a question about a movie & see if anyone knows the answer without using Google [View all] red dog 1 Apr 6 OP

Who portrayed Sam Spade in the 1931 film "The Maltese Falcon"? Harker Apr 6 #1

Humphrey Bogart some_of_us_are_sane Apr 6 #3

Bogart played the part ten years later... Harker Apr 6 #4

Oh! Had NO IDEA some_of_us_are_sane Apr 6 #6

Good question! red dog 1 Apr 7 #10

Don't know, but here's one.... some_of_us_are_sane Apr 6 #2

Peter O'Toole as General Tanz in " Night of the Generals." Harker Apr 6 #5

YES!!! I LOVE that movie! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 6 #7

Yes, he was utterly horrifying! Harker Apr 6 #8