Warren Beatty, Charles Grodin, Robert Redford, and Burt Ward (the ""Robin"" character of the TV seriesBatman) were all considered for the role of Benjamin, and Patricia Neal and Doris Day were considered for the part of Mrs.Duke Henry""s men arrived to help bring victory as the almost-vanquished forces of Lord Arthur struggled to fight off the skeletal soldiers and protectively defend against the taking of the Necronomicon book.Without any expression of emotion or grief, Geoff reacts with matter-of-fact orders to "get he wagon, take along a big pair of shears in case you have to cut him out.Cora: My husband tells me your name is Frank.Frank: That""s right.Cora: Well Frank, around here, you""ll kindly do your reading on your own time.Frank: Your husband, Nick told me I was through for the day and I hought he was boss around here.Cora: The best way to get my husband to fire you would be not doing what I tell you to do.Frank: Well, you haven""t asked me to do anything - yet.Cora: I want all these chairs painted.Frank: All right.I""ll look in the paper.Maybe I can find a sale on some cheap paint.Cora: You won""t find anythingcheaparound here! [An obvious double-entendre -- by film""s end, her price turns out to be very high] Look in the cupboard under the counter.] The racist, pious minister ReverendJohnson(Liam Dunn) laments the troubles of the town - "sheriff murdered, crops burned, stores looted, people stampeded, and cattle raped.