Gene Tierney was considered to play "Doņa Sol".

Gene Tierney was offered and declined the role of Amber St. Clair, thinking it was a tacky story.

Tierney was supposed to return to the screen after four years following a long amount of mental health treatment, but she was not yet well enough to make this family comedy movie.

Gene Tierney turned down the role of Linda in Mogambo.

Originally, in 1939, Gene Tierney was going to star. Production was delayed, so Tierney went back to Broadway.

At one point in late 1960, Gene Tierney and Lee Remick were attached to star in the leads, but both withdrew due to pregnancy.

At one point, around 1960, Gene Tierney and Lee Remick were going to star, but both actresses withdrew due to pregnancies.

Glamorous Tierney was somehow cast as careworn mother Katie Nolan in this film of Betty Smith's novel. But she was replaced when she became pregnant.