 After Rita Hayworth (qv) put her career on hold due to her recent  marriage to Prince Aly Khan (qv), Harry Cohn (I) (qv) was forced  to recast the part of Billie Dawn. He tested a host of candidates  rumored to have included Celeste Holm (qv),  Marie McDonald (I) (qv), Evelyn Keyes (qv),  Paulette Goddard (qv), Ida Lupino (qv) and Lana Turner (qv).  He finally found the perfect Billie Dawn with the actress who had  created the part 4 years before on Broadway.