The Scarlett O'Hara War Bros. Television. This was the second time Morgan Brittany portrayed Vivien Leigh; she had previously played Leigh in "Gable and Lombard" (1976), a biopic of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. Also, actress Annie Potts, of "Designing Women" fame, has a small, uncredited role as a starlet who auditions for the role of Scarlett. The complete film is one of the bonus features on the Blu-ray Bonus disc (disc 2) included with the 70th Anniversary Limited Edition of "Gone With the Wind" from Warner Home Video. The Scarlett O'Hara War The Scarlett O'Hara War is a 1980 made-for-TV docudrama film directed
Gone with the Wind (film) Hopkins, who Mitchell felt was just the right type of actress to play Scarlett as written in the book. However, Hopkins was in her mid-thirties at the time and was considered too old for the part. Four actresses, including Jean Arthur and Joan Bennett, were still under consideration by December 1938; however, only two finalists, Paulette Goddard and Vivien Leigh, were tested in Technicolor, both on December 20. Goddard almost won the role, but controversy over her marriage with Charlie Chaplin caused Selznick to change his mind. Selznick had been quietly considering Vivien Leigh, a young English actress who was