From the 1960s: Rome Adventure

1962 Romance Drama
From Warner Bros.
Directed by Delmer Daves

Starring
Troy Donahue
Suzanne Pleshette
Rossano Brazzi
Angie Dickinson
Hampton Fancher
Constance Ford
Al Hirt
Iphigenie Castiglioni
Gertrude Flynn
Pamela Austin

John Gavin

Back in Hollywood's Golden Age when movie studios were thriving they occasionally hired actors or actresses chiefly for the purpose of replacing top contract stars who got big heads and made big demands.  One such case was at Universal-International when Rock Hudson began flexing his muscles.  To step in for Hudson, if need be, an actor had to be tall, dark and handsome and be able to act some.

From the 1940s: In This Our Life

1942 Drama
From Warner Bros
Directed by John Huston

Starring
Bette Davis
Olivia de Havilland
George Brent
Dennis Morgan
Charles Coburn
Frank Craven
Billie Burke
Hattie McDaniel
Lee Patrick
Ernest Anderson