They shoulda used the Broadway cast

Re Bel Geddes as Maggie the cat- I think I d want to see it just because I have trouble believing it. But we’re used to Taylor’s dead sexy , drop dead gorgeous Maggie. It unbalances the play because it’s completely unbelievable that Brick refuses her ( unless he’s Really not interested in women at all) did Williams prefer Bel Geddes because she was more resistible? Did Taylor make the gay subtext too plain. Hard to know when Williams chose to have some things kept silent, while Hollywood silenced others for him. Bel Geddes , i assume would have been more of a midge, a normal housewife, distraught about her husband’s lack of interest.

At least they kept Madeleine Sherwood and Burl Ives, and in one of great casting decisions, chose Jack Carson ,somewhat against type, as Goober. Carson is venal, subservient, greedy and finally, a little dignified. A beautiful performance.

Btw, did you all know that Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, famous blues men , appeared in the play as servants ? Sonny Terry was blind. Like to know how that worked.