 RKO had originally scheduled this film to be filmed twice  previously: in 1946 with Fontaine, Henry Fonda, John Sutton, and  Marsha Hunt. It was canceled. In 1948, RKO put the film on its  filming schedule under the title of BED OF ROSES, with Barbara Bel  Geddes in the role of Christabel. However, Howard Hughes decided he  did not care for Bel Geddes and postponed it.