I was shot by the Duke

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    Keith:


    Thank you very much for the thread on 'True Grit'. It was most enlightening. I definitely heard Duke make that remark: 'What Judy Garland's little girl could have done with that part'.


    Since there's no evidence that Liza Minnelli was ever in the running for the role, it seems likely that Duke formed this opinion in hindsight. 'Cahill' was filmed in the fall and early winter of 1972, which was the same year 'Cabaret' was released. Obviously, Duke had a high opinion of Liza Minnelli's acting talent.


    Joe

    Quote from josephculliton

    Keith:


    Since there's no evidence that Liza Minnelli was ever in the running for the role, it seems likely that Duke formed this opinion in hindsight. 'Cahill' was filmed in the fall and early winter of 1972, which was the same year 'Cabaret' was released. Obviously, Duke had a high opinion of Liza Minnelli's acting talent.


    Joe


    Good point Joe, and thanks for the extra information,
    that's more than likely what happened

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Joseph,
    Any memories of Dan Vadis who played one of the bad guys in "Cahil". I understand he was quite a character and wonder how he got on with the Duke. Thank you.

    I remember seeing Dan Vadis' name on the call-sheet. But he wasn't in the scene that I did. The outlaws in that opening sequence were played by Scott Walker, Rayford Barnes, Dan Kemp, Jerry Gatlin and myself.


    Scott Walker came directly from filming a role in 'High Plains Drifter'. He spoke very enthusiastically about working for Clint Eastwood and had high hopes for the film. I know Dan Vadis was also in both 'Cahill' and 'High Plains Drifter'.


    Jerry Gatlin has the very first line in the film. He was a stunt man on 'Cahill'. Gatlin also did a day's work on 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'.