with all due disrespect for this george stevens sr. epic of miscastings and misreading and i can only wonder that the james dean legend could survive this outing and i submit that then studio obeisance to bankable box office giant come a cropper of it own gigantismoses . nor be rock and liz that much good off . let u just say that the televised dallas be the authentic heir and even if contemp ( tuous ) latterday texan like lay and delay and not to mention our putative president of these here yewbenighted state of amurrika and perform a one upsmanship of dastardly global dimension . i never read edna ferber original and but will lay odds it be head and shoulder superior to what get on screen herein . and all those well pay and i would imagine and support actor of note and celebrity notwithstanding and giant be and to me at least and a midget of scant merit and never mind the promo campaign .