This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
- Ringling Brothers giant 'George Auger' (qv) was contracted to play the role
of Colosso, but he died shortly after filming began. A nationwide publicity
campaign was instituted to find a replacement. Norwegian 'John Aasen' (qv),
living in Minnesota, was discovered as a result of a newspaper article about
his shoe size.
 
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