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Doris Davenport

Director William Wyler was adamant that he did not want Davenport as female lead in The Westerner, thinking, that she was a weak actress at best, but producer Samuel Goldwyn, who owned the studio, signed the paychecks, and wanted to build Davenport into a contract star, had final say.Wyler's first choice for the part of Jane Ellen Matthews was his actress-wife, Margaret Tallichet.

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