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Rejected Roles of 1936
Click below to see which actors turned down roles in the best movies of 1936. 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 1936 Trivia:
Russ Columbo in Show Boat (1936)?
Russ Columbo was selected for the role by Universal Pictures studio boss Carl Lammelle, but unfortunately, Columbo was accidentally killed in 1934 during the film's preproduction; causing the film to be delayed 2 YEARS until the part was recast with Alan Jones.

See who turned down these 1936 films:
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