One can't another Scarlett O'Hara played by no one, but Vivien Leigh. Her beauty, her sense of timing, her intelligent approach to this role, makes this a performance. Ms. Leigh was at the best moment of her career and it shows. Scarlett goes from riches to rags, back to riches again and in the process finds an strength she didn't know she possessed. Her impossible love for Ashley will her and will keep her away from returning the love to the man that really loves her, Rhett. The same thing to the Rhett Butler of Clark Gable. No one else comes to mind for playing him with the he projects throughout the movie. This is a man's man. Captain Butler was torn between his to the cause of the South and his sense of . His love for Scarlett, the woman he knows is in love with a dream, speaks for itself. The other two principals, Olivia de Havilland and Leslie Howard, give performances that are to watch. Ms. de Havilland's Melanie Hamilton is . Melanie is loyal to the woman that does everything to her marriage to Ashley. Mr. Howard's Ashley gives a perfect to the man in love with his wife, while Scarlett keeps him.