▁France ▁N uy en , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁widely ▁pra ised ▁for ▁her ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁South ▁Pacific ▁( 1 9 5 8 ). ▁St ark ▁acqu ies ced ▁to ▁Param ount ' s ▁wishes . ▁N uy en ▁received ▁the ▁role ▁and ▁K wan ▁later ▁took ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁N uy en ▁on ▁Broadway . ▁In ▁a ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁interview ▁with ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁journalist ▁Bob ▁Thomas , ▁she ▁said , ▁" I ▁was ▁bitter ly ▁disappoint ed , ▁and ▁I ▁almost ▁quit ▁and ▁went ▁home ▁when ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁get ▁the ▁picture ." ▁K wan ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁because ▁St ark ▁believed ▁she ▁was ▁too ▁in ex per ien ced ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁N uy en ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁movie ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁powerful ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Su zie ▁W ong ▁during ▁the ▁tour . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁film ▁the ▁movie , ▁leaving ▁an ▁opening ▁for ▁K wan ▁to ▁asc end ▁to ▁the ▁lead ▁female ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁tour ing ▁production . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁one ▁month ▁after ▁N uy en ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁role ▁and ▁while ▁K wan ▁was ▁tour ing ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁St ark ▁told ▁her ▁to ▁screen ▁test ▁again ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁K wan ▁respond ed ▁to ▁his ▁phone ▁call ▁from ▁London , ▁asking , ▁" How ▁can ▁I ▁come ? ▁I ' m ▁in ▁this ▁show ." ▁To ▁provide ▁a ▁pre