 The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 28 January 1944  and ran for 481 performances, closing 17 May 1945. The stars were  June Havoc (qv) and Bobby Clark (V) (qv), and included  Luba Malina (qv), who is also in this movie. Because  Bud Abbott (qv) and Lou Costello (qv) fans expressed annoyance  about so many musical numbers in their films, none of  Cole Porter (qv)s music was used in this picture.