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** Creator/AngelaLansbury was offered the part of the Queen. Feeling she was too young at 23, she lobbied for Milady instead, but was turned down.

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** Creator/AngelaLansbury was offered the part of the Queen. Feeling she was too young at 23, 23 (apparently unaware that Anne herself was 24 in 1625), she lobbied for Milady instead, but was turned down.
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** June Allyson (Constance) was uncomfortable in a period piece and tried to get out of it.

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** June Allyson Creator/JuneAllyson (Constance) was uncomfortable in a period piece and tried to get out of it.
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** Creator/LanaTurner initially backed out of the film, as she was too exhausted from shooting two others. She was allowed to at first but then got suspended by Louis B Mayer for doing so. Before she agreed to come back on board, Alida Valli was going to replace her.
** Creator/DeborahKerr was offered the role of Constance, having just enjoyed her StarMakingRole ''Film/BlackNarcissus''. She opted make ''Film/EdwardMySon'' instead, and June Allyson was cast.

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** Creator/LanaTurner initially backed out of the film, as she was too exhausted from shooting two others. She was allowed to at first but then got suspended by Louis B Mayer for doing so. Before she agreed to come back on board, Alida Valli Creator/AlidaValli was going to replace her.
** Creator/DeborahKerr was offered the role of Constance, having just enjoyed her StarMakingRole ''Film/BlackNarcissus''. She opted make ''Film/EdwardMySon'' ''Edward My Son'' instead, and June Allyson was cast.

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* {{Jossed}}: Although rumours said that Creator/DouglasFairbanksJr was in the running for the lead, Gene Kelly was announced as the star.


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* CreatorBacklash: This was Creator/GeneKelly's favorite non-musical role.

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** Due to pressure from Christian groups, Creator/{{MGM}} removed all references to Cardinal Richelieu being clergy and referred to only his political office.

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** Due to pressure from Christian groups, Creator/{{MGM}} removed all references to Cardinal Richelieu UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu being clergy and referred to only his political office.

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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/AngelaLansbury was offered the part of the Queen. Feeling she was too young at 23, she lobbied for Milady instead, but was turned down.
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** Creator/RobertTaylor, Creator/RicardoMontalban, and Creator/SydneyGreenstreet were originally cast as Athos, Aramis, and Richelieu.
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* RoleReprisal: Ian Keith had also played Rochefort in the 1935 film.

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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/AngelaLansbury was offered the part of the Queen. Feeling she was too young at 23, she lobbied for Milady instead, but was turned down.



** Creator/AngelaLansbury was offered the part of the Queen. Feeling she was too young at 23, she lobbied for Milady instead, but was turned down.
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* CreatorBacklash:
** Creator/GigYoung (Porthos) and Robert Coote (Aramis) felt they should have swapped roles.
** June Allyson (Constance) was uncomfortable in a period piece and tried to get out of it.
** Screenwriter Robert Ardrey was displeased with director George Sidney's irreverent approach to the story and objected to the spoof elements that were added to the film.
* DawsonCasting: D'Artagnan is eighteen at the start of the story. Creator/GeneKelly was 35.
* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/LanaTurner had to lose weight for the film.
* ExecutiveMeddling:
** Due to pressure from Christian groups, Creator/{{MGM}} removed all references to Cardinal Richelieu being clergy and referred to only his political office.
** Constance had to be changed from the landlord's wife to his goddaughter because 1940s standards would not allow D'Artagnan to romance a married woman.
* {{Jossed}}: Although rumours said that Creator/DouglasFairbanksJr was in the running for the lead, Gene Kelly was announced as the star.
* RoleReprisal: Ian Keith had also played Rochefort in the 1935 film.
* ThrowItIn: When you see Milady crying, Creator/LanaTurner reportedly cried for real.
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** Creator/LanaTurner initially backed out of the film, as she was too exhausted from shooting two others. She was allowed to at first but then got suspended by Louis B Mayer for doing so. Before she agreed to come back on board, Alida Valli was going to replace her.
** Creator/DeborahKerr was offered the role of Constance, having just enjoyed her StarMakingRole ''Film/BlackNarcissus''. She opted make ''Film/EdwardMySon'' instead, and June Allyson was cast.
** Creator/AngelaLansbury was offered the part of the Queen. Feeling she was too young at 23, she lobbied for Milady instead, but was turned down.
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