 Ingrid Bergman (I) (qv)s contract was owned by producer  David O. Selznick (qv), and producer Hal B. Wallis (qv) sent the  films writers, Philip G. Epstein (qv) and  Julius J. Epstein (qv), to persuade Selznick to loan her to Warner  Bros. for the picture. After 20 minutes of describing the plot to  Selznick, Julius gave up and said, "Oh, what the hell! Its a lot of  shit like _Algiers (1938)_ (qv)!" Selznick nodded and agreed to the  loan.