I agree, there should be a Dirty Harry myths sticky somewhere.

Can anyone bust or confirm this one I read on the Inet?

Frank Sinatra was originally envisioned in the role of Harry Callahan, but he couldn't wield the M-29 due to an old wrist injury.

Supposedly, the lead was then offered to John Wayne, who declined to take on a Sinatra reject.

Now Dirty Harry is unquestionably Clint's character, but I have this mental of The Duke or Blue Eyes delivering the line "Well do ya, punk?", and it's pretty dang powerful.

I've compared the two "True Grit" versions and think the re-make is better made and better-acted, especially the role of LaBoeuf. But for entertainment, the raw strength of The Duke in the original does it for me.