 Hepburn, whose box office power had been declining, had been given a  smaller part than what she was used to, and was in fact given second  billing under Ginger Rogers . Hepburn protested to RKO producer  Pandro S. Berman (qv) who told Hepburn "she was lucky to have the  7th role in a star picture". Hepburn persisted and they gave her  more scenes as the movie went along and she eventually got top  billing.