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 The Who Tour 1974 The Who Tour 1974 was The Who's second concert tour supporting their latest album, "Quadrophenia". After beginning work in January on the soundtrack for the "Tommy" film, the band played a mini-tour of France in February, continuing to feature "Quadrophenia" as the centerpiece of their shows as in 1973. In May, the group took breaks amidst more work on the film to play three shows, including a large outdoor concert at The Valley in Charlton, London, headlining an event that also featured Lou Reed, Humble Pie, Bad Company, Lindisfarne, Maggie Bell and late additions Montrose. The