 Fox studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck (qv)s casting notes revealed he  had wanted John Garfield (I) (qv) for Bill Sampson and  Barbara Stanwyck (qv) for Margo Channing. Celeste Holm (I) (qv),  Hugh Marlowe (qv) and Thelma Ritter (qv) were the first choices  for their roles.