American Gigolo the only role that Travolta has turned down only to be taken by Gere: it had previously happened with "Days of Heaven" (1978) and occurred again when Travolta was offered the lead in both "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982) and "Chicago" (2002). Paul Schrader had threatened to sue Travolta if Richard Gere wasn't cast in the film knowing full well that Travolta had his eye on the script of another Paramount production "Urban Cowboy" (1980). Gere's very brief nude scenes marked the first time a major Hollywood actor was frontally nude in a film. According to Gere, the nudity
The Man Who Played God (1932 film) engagements in Los Angeles and New York on February 9 and 10 respectively, the film went into general release on February 20. It was modestly successful at the box office and made a profit for the studio. It became one of Arliss' most popular films. In England, censors objected to the picture's title and it was released as "The Silent Voice". According to Warner Bros records the film earned $536,000 domestically and $299,000 foreign. It was the studio's most popular picture of 1931-32. Mordaunt Hall of "The New York Times" opined, "It is a neatly conceived story as it comes