. ▁ ▁Ben ny ' s ▁first ▁choice ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁was ▁Oscar , ▁the ▁sho esh ine ▁man ▁on ▁the ▁Param ount ▁stud ios ▁lot . ▁Oscar ' s ▁agent ▁told ▁the ▁Ben ny ▁show ▁his ▁client ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁job ▁for ▁$ 3 0 0 . ▁ ▁Ben ny ▁thought ▁this ▁was ▁too ▁much ▁money ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁went ▁to ▁Edd ie ▁Anderson . ▁Anderson , ▁who ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁com ed ian ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Central ▁Avenue ▁district ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁won ▁the ▁role ▁after ▁an ▁aud ition . ▁ ▁When ▁Ben ny ▁and ▁cast ▁were ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁board ▁the ▁train , ▁Anderson ▁and ▁Ben ny ▁had ▁their ▁first ▁lines ▁together , ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁exchange : ▁ ▁Ben ny : ▁“ H ey ▁Red cap , ▁carry ▁my ▁g ri ps ▁a ▁little ▁higher ; ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁things ▁h anging ▁out .” ▁Anderson : ▁“ Yes , ▁sir .” ▁Ben ny : ▁“ Just ▁drop ▁the ▁g ri ps ▁down ▁here ▁until ▁I ▁get ▁my ▁crowd ▁together .” ▁Anderson : ▁“ Yes , ▁Mr . ▁Bun ny .” ▁Ben ny : ▁“ The ▁name ’ s ▁Ben ny .” ▁Anderson : ▁“ Well , ▁this ▁is ▁E aster .” ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁g ag ▁where in ▁Ben ny ' s ▁in qui ries ▁about ▁their ▁arrival ▁in ▁Al bu quer que ▁were ▁met ▁with ▁ske ptic ism ▁by ▁Anderson ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁place ▁existed . ▁ ▁Five ▁weeks ▁after ▁Anderson '