Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid the Sundance Kid's character before. Other actors considered for the role of Sundance were Steve McQueen and Warren Beatty, who both turned it down, with Beatty claiming that the film was too similar to "Bonnie and Clyde". According to Goldman, McQueen and Newman both read the scripts at the same time and agreed to do the film. McQueen eventually backed out of the film due to disagreements with Newman. The two actors would eventually team up in the 1974 disaster film "The Towering Inferno". The world premiere of the movie was in September 1969, at the Roger Sherman Theater, in
The Who Tour 1974 set was altered considerably for these shows, with less "Quadrophenia" material featured and the return of several older numbers that had fallen out of their act of late. Another break on the film saw the band play four shows in New York City, where the band had not played during their 12-date North American tour in late 1973. These would be their last shows until October 1975, after the recording of "The Who by Numbers". Material from the 18 May Charlton performance was frequently aired on BBC radio broadcasts following the event. Live material from 1974 that has seen release