 After four days of shooting in April 1937, James Stewart (I) (qv)  became ill, but then left to star in _Of Human Hearts (1938)_ (qv).  RKO considered replacing Stewart, but shelved the production until  December 1937. Actors Donald Crisp (I) (qv) and Fay Bainter (qv)  (as well as others), who were cast in the original production, were  replaced by Charles Coburn (qv) and Beulah Bondi (qv).