 George Balanchine (qv) wanted to film a ballet of Gershwins "An  American in Paris" for this movie, He choreographed and rehearsed it  for three weeks but was told by Goldwyn that "the miners in  Harrisburg wouldnt understand it." The ballet was later used in  _American in Paris, An (1951)_ (qv), choreographed by  Gene Kelly (I) (qv).