 According to her autobiography, lead actress Carroll Baker was  concerned about the films script early in production and requested  that a new writer be hired. The front office suggested she involve  herself with only "girly" concerns, such as choosing the correct  handbag for each scene, then stocked her studio dressing room with  dozens the next day. Baker responded by slinging them out the door  one by one, and later wrote, "Sylvia turned out to be one woman who  never carried a handbag."