John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Robert Mitchum, Steve McQueen and Paul Newman all turned down what would become Clint Eastwood's signature role. Bouncing from studio to studio, DIRTY HARRY almost ended up a TV movie for ABC! When Eastwood was approached he insisted on returning to the first draft and hiring Don Siegel to direct, as they had enjoyed working together on the offbeat flop THE BEGUILED. As always, you can find more commentary, more reviews, and more deep-dives into the films you don't know you love yet over on the Trailers From Hell mothership: http://www.trailersfromhell.com But wait! There's more! TFH has a podcast! It's THE MOVIES THAT MADE ME, where you can join Oscar-nominated screenwriter Josh Olson and co-host" Joe Dante in conversation with filmmakers, comedians, and all-around interesting people about the movies that made them who they are. Check it out now, and please subscribe wherever podcasts can be found. Apple Podcasts: http://itunes.trailersfromhell.com Spotify: http://spotify.trailersfromhell.com Libsyn: http://podcast.trailersfromhell.com Google Play: http://googleplay.trailersfromhell.com RSS: http://goo.gl/3faeG7 Podtail: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-movies-that-made-me/ TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Television/The-Movies-That-Made-Me-p1145623/