 Constance Bennett (I) (qv) and Myrna Loy (qv), among others,  turned the script down. Claudette Colbert (qv) only accepted  because Capra promised he would double her salary and she would be  done in four weeks. She disliked the film so much she didnt even  attend the Oscars; when she won for Best Actress she was found about  to leave on a trip and was rushed to the ceremony, where she made  her acceptance speech in a traveling suit.