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.

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.