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* DoingItForTheArt: John Garfield agreed to appear in the movie for scale because he believed in it that much.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: There are references to several 1940s politicians and scandals. At the time, its topicality made it AwardBait; today, these references would send a history professor running to Wiki/TheOtherWiki.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Phillip Green was first offered to Creator/CaryGrant, but he turned it down. Grant refused the role because he contended he was Jewish and thought he looked Jewish. He maintained, "The public won't believe my portrayal of a gentile trying to pass himself off as a Jew."
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Phillip Green was first offered to Creator/CaryGrant, but he turned it down. Grant refused the role because he contended he was Jewish and thought he looked Jewish. He maintained, "The public won't believe my portrayal of a gentile trying to pass himself off as a Jew."" Creator/TyronePower was offered the role, but he turned it down in favour of ''Film/TheRazorsEdge''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Phillip Green was first offered to Creator/CaryGrant, but he turned it down. Grant refused the role because he contended he was Jewish and thought he looked Jewish. He maintained, "The public won't believe my portrayal of a gentile trying to pass himself off as a Jew."
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Phillip Green was first offered to Creator/CaryGrant, but he turned it down. Grant refused the role because he contended he was Jewish and thought he looked Jewish. He maintained, "The public won't believe my portrayal of a gentile trying to pass himself off as a Jew.""
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* CreatorBacklash: Despite winning an Oscar for his direction, Creator/EliaKazan revealed in a later interview that he was never fond of this movie, feeling that it lacked passion on his part and he thought that the romance was too forced. Celeste Holm is on record as saying that she found Peck to be no fun to work with.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/GregoryPeck did not get along with Creator/EliaKazan. Kazan told the press he was very disappointed with Peck's performance and the two men never worked together again.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: There are references to several 1940s politicians and scandals. At the time, its topicality made it AwardBait; today, these references would send a history professor running to Wiki/TheOtherWiki.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Phillip Green was first offered to Creator/CaryGrant, but he turned it down. Grant refused the role because he contended he was Jewish and thought he looked Jewish. He maintained, "The public won't believe my portrayal of a gentile trying to pass himself off as a Jew."
* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/GregoryPeck did not get along with Creator/EliaKazan. Kazan told the press he was very disappointed with Peck's performance and the two men never worked together again.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: There are references to several 1940s politicians and scandals. At the time, its topicality made it AwardBait; today, these references would send a history professor running to Wiki/TheOtherWiki.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The role of Phillip Green was first offered to Creator/CaryGrant, but he turned it down. Grant refused the role because he contended he was Jewish and thought he looked Jewish. He maintained, "The public won't believe my portrayal of a gentile trying to pass himself off as a Jew."
