Ray Milland was in a plane which was being test flown for a shot in the film. Sensing an opportunity, Milland (an amateur skydiver) was about to jump out of the plane to parachute for free, when the pilot informed him of engine trouble. Upon returning to the ground, Milland related the tale to the horrified film crew, one of whom was the costumer who informed him that the parachute on his back was merely a non-functional prop.
It was on this film that Veronica Lake first got her reputation for being difficult. Co-stars Constance Moore and Brian Donlevy and director Mitchell Leisen did not get along with her. She was notoriously late and was often told to stay on set so she could be located when needed.
Wayne Morris enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and became an 'Ace' in the Pacific. While flying a Grumman F6F 'Hellcat" from the USS Essex, he was credited with shooting down 7 Japanese airplanes, in addition to sinking an escort vessel and a flak gunboat and helping sink a submarine and damaging a heavy cruiser and a mine layer. He was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on
March 30, 1942 with Ray Milland, William Holden and Veronica Lake reprising their film roles.
Producer Arthur Hornblow's first choice for the femme fatale role played by Veronica Lake was Rita Hayworth.
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