 The original creators of the show, Dale Wasserman (the author),  Albert Marre (the original director), and Mitch Leigh (the composer)  were all originally hired by United Artists to work on the film, but  UA were unhappy with the screen tests they made, so they were all  dismissed and director Peter Glenville was called in. But when UA  discovered that he planned to eliminate most of the songs, he was  also dismissed. UA then rehired Wasserman, and added Saul Chaplin  and producer