Robert Evans, Hollywood mogul of legendary bravado, dies at 89

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2. The Sun Also Rises (1957), 'The Kid stays In the Picture' Trailer

Evans was cast as the young matador Romero in the film adaptation of Hemingway's classic novel about the 'Lost Generation,' expats in Paris and Europe during the post-WWI 1920s era.

Allegedly the cast which included Ava Gardner, Tyrone Power, Errol Flynn and others wanted Evans replaced or removed from the film but chief Darryl Zanuck said, 'the kid stays in the picture.' Years later Evans used the comment as the title of his autobiography in 1994.

The film captures elements of the era and the literary environment of Paris but was a few decades late in making and suffers some. Despite that there are positives like the scenes of Spain, actually made in Mexico and several performances by the actors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_Also_Rises



Hemingway, wife Hadley and group at a café in Pamploma, Spain in 1925. The group was the basis of the 'Lost Generation' in his novel.