Crawford turned down the Karen Holmes role because she didn't like the costumes.

Regretted that family problems induced her to turn down the sexy role of "Karen Holmes."

Carolyn Jones was asked by Columbia pictures to screentest for the role of Alma Burke. She fell ill and the part eventually went to Donna Reed.

Harry Cohn was always desperate to get Tyrone Power for a film, but could never get him away from Zanuck. He finally got his chance and offered Power the lead in From Here to Eternity, but Power turned it down to do a play.

Had been cast as "Pvt. Angelo Maggio" but left to accept his Broadway role for Elia Kazan in "Camino Real."

Turned down the role of "Alma" because she had a newborn daughter.