What do these films have in common?

[stormin]

This not a complete list but what do the following films have in common?
The Red Shoes (1948), Shane (1953), Sayonara (1957),
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and Gypsy (1962).

[gary baldy]

The actors who eventually played the lead roles were not the first choice?

Or what about stand-ins were used at various times for the main characters in all the films?

[horace w]

gary baldy,
are these facts, or are you guessing

[gary baldy]

They are seemingly both facts (albeit quite tenious facts) but whether thats what stormin was looking for i dont know!