 "The Reluctant Vegetarian" number proved to be one of the hardest to  film, mainly because of the number of animals that had to sit still  for a lengthy period. Hours of rehearsal and preparation went into  it before filming actually started. During the first take, it looked  like they might actually get it done without any additional shooting  but then Rex Harrison (I) (qv) stopped singing. Director  Richard Fleischer (qv) asked him why he stopped, and Harrison said  he heard him yell "Cut!" Fleischer denied this, and just as they  were starting to argue about it, both of them heard a voice yell  "Cut!" The guilty party turned out to be Polynesia the Parrot, who  obviously had heard Fleischer yell this word many times during the  production. Harrison took this in good humor, saying, "Thats the  first time Ive ever been directed by a parrot. But she may be  right. I probably can do it better."