 The script to this movie had been around for years at MGM. It was  originally going to be a movie for William Powell (I) (qv) and  Myrna Loy (qv). A couple years later it was planned for  Katharine Hepburn (qv) and Spencer Tracy (qv). However both  projects fell through and the script was forgotten about. Years  later Lucille Ball (qv) and Desi Arnaz (qv) showed interest in  making another movie and they picked this script for their next  movie.