I can't imagine there being a more disrespected film among the people involved at the time.Myrna Loy and Constance Bennett turned down the role of "Ellie." Robert Montgomery turned down the "Peter" role. Of course, other actors and actresses turning down scripts isn't that big ofa deal.
But apparently Claudette Colbert hated the film so much that she didn't even attend the Academy Awards. Clark Gable alleged grumbled through the production.
Meanwhile, it turned out to be the first film to win the Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Screenplay Academy Awards. Realizing she was going to win, Loy apparently showed up to the awards show late in her travelling clothes.
Five years later, Gable and Colbert rprised their hated roles for a radio adaptation. Maybe doing screwball comedies wasn't so bad after all.
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