David Whitehouse was picked for the part of Russell Miller only after Paul Rhymer heard "practically every young actor" available in Chicago apply for the part. Rhymer didn't like any of them. So, the search broadened. Whitehouse, from Evanston, Indiana, was the clear choice after Rhymer heard him try out. This, according to an article from 1942 from the Chicago Tribune which I acquired today.
It was destiny for an actor from a town that Uncle Fletcher could have invented to have played Russell. The local Vic and Sade audience knew of Evanston, Illinois, so Evanston, Indiana, is a genuine jar to their expectations. As much of Vic and Sade's humor does.
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