What other actress of the 1960s who could have done the role of Marion Crane in Psycho,in place of Janet Leigh and give result too?I think she perfect.
Believe it or not? Alfred Hitchcock had thought Vera Miles would have been good in that role. He had one of his mini-crushes on Vera, and had planned to make her a superstar. However, he lost patience when Vera decided to enjoy her married life and have babies. Vera had no burning desire to become a superstar, and was happy with the work she was doing. She was also very smart in another way. She said that those parts worked out well for the blonde, sexy women that played them, but that just wasn't her look or her approach to acting. Vera Miles was in the movie Psycho, but she played the part of Marion Crane's sister. I've always thought that Janet Leigh was perfect in that role. She was so beautiful and unbelievably sexy that when she was on the screen? You couldn't stop watching her. Her ample bosom was an attention-getter all by itself. No offense to Janet Leigh, but I don't know if anyone cared if she could act or not! However, she did a fine job in Psycho.
Eva Marie Saint might have but Kim Novak I think might be a stronger choice than Saint. There really weren't any other major stars that fit Hitch's 'look' of the girl. And this one needed to be strong and independent.
