On Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 7:49:02 AM UTC-10,
kerrison1...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Alexander Korda's 1937 production of "I, Claudius" was abandoned after a few weeks shooting due to Merle Oberon having a car accident. Emlyn Williams, who played Caligula, said it was "a godsend," as Charles Laughton was having great difficulty in the
role of Claudius. He kept forgetting his lines and stalking off the set, claiming he "couldn't find the man." All this was caught on film and the out-takes and rushes were resurrected for a 1965 TV documentary called 'The Epic That Never Was.' This also
featured interviews with Josef von Sternberg, the film's director, as well as Flora Robson, Oberon and Williams.
It's previously been uploaded in small sections on You Tube but now it's there complete, so if you've not seen it, it's well worth a look. If Laughton had "found the man" it could have been one of his great screen performances ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUbt0sweIjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQzB735bJYQ
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