ins  in an attempt to plug the cash drain created by the Laemmles, who  had been ousted during the production of _Show Boat (1936)_ (qv).  Ultimately the studio would be saved through a combination of severe  cost cutting measures implemented by Charles R. Rogers (I) (qv),  the signing of Deanna Durbin (qv) and secured by the wildly  popular duo, Abbott & Costello.