Recasting Couch
Burt Lancaster or George C. Scott in Howard Duff's lawyer role
In the discussion (2)
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- The lawyers are the one place the film could have cast bigger; James Mason as in The Verdict is floated as possible double duty for Joanna's side.
- Howard Duff is described as a discount Burt Lancaster, so Lancaster himself, a barrel-chested, deep-voiced courtroom presence, is proposed; George C. Scott is another option.