Original sentence: Brando won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance.However, Paramount studio heads wanted to give the role to Danny Thomas in the hope that Thomas would have his own production company throw in its lot with Paramount.The "sit down" scene between rival mobsters that Brando acts in is generally described as one of the greatest moments in film history.Thomas declined the role and actually urged the studio to cast Brando at the behest of Coppola and others who had witnessed the screen test
Edited sentence: Brando was nothing less than sensational in the role with the "sit down" scene between rival mobsters generally described as one of the greatest moments in film history.Brando won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance; once again, he improvised important details that lent more humanity to what could otherwise have been a clichéd role.Incredibly, the studio suits wanted to give the role to Danny Thomas in the hope that Thomas would have his own production company throw in its lot with Paramount.Thomas had the good sense to decline the role and actually urged the studio to cast Brando at the behest of Coppola and others who had witnessed the screen test