Rita Moreno on THE KING & I

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"I was a contract-player at Fox. And so was France Nuyen. Beautiful beautiful girl. Who was part-Vietnamese and part-French. Who would really have been--it would seem to me--more right physically for it. She was just breathtaking. And in fact, I thought she would get it. But maybe it's because she didn't have any musical background. Cause I know she screen-tested for it. I was a contract-player and I got it. No--she was NOT a contract-player at the time. That's the other reason. They tried ...