Mel Brooks thought Gene Wilder was too young and too New York to play a worn-out gunslinger but he had no choice after Dan Dailey, John Wayne, Johnny Carson and Gig Young didn't work out.
Gene Wilder Wasn't Mel Brooks' First Choice For 'blazing Saddles' Waco Kid
Compiled by Martha Ross, mross@bayareanewsgroup.com, San Jose Mercury News: Movies
Tue, 08/30/2016 - 5:00am
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