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Article: Audrey Hepburn, original 'Sabrina,' was model of innocent sophistication.(Originated from Orange County Register)
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- December 14, 1995
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The first film version of Samuel Taylor's successful Broadway play, ``Sabrina Fair,'' was a huge hit in 1954. But looking back at ``Sabrina,'' you could be forgiven for wondering why.
One of director Billy Wilder's least successful comedies, this story of a chauffeur's daughter with a crush on one of her wealthy employers is burdened with some significant miscasting.
William Holden as the young playboy, David Larabee, the object of Sabrina's affection, doesn't really pass muster. Holden already had played cynical older types in ``Stalag 17'' and was just a year from playing the veteran pilot in ``The Bridges at Toko-Ri.'' Even more unfortunate was Humphrey ...