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* ActorSharedBackground: Lauren Bacall had done years of modelling in New York before making it as an actress, specifically showing off pieces for clients the way Mrs Page does.
* FriendshipOnTheSet: Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall became fast friends, with Nunally Johnson stating that they "fell in love" instantly. Rumour has it that Betty Grable also befriended Marilyn Monroe and offered her encouragement by saying "Honey, I've had mine. Go get yours", and when her daughter had a fall requiring her to leave the set to attend to her, she recalls Marilyn being the only one from the film to phone and ask how she was.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Sort of. Lauren Bacall found Marilyn Monroe tiring to work with, as she was a nervous perfectionist who was overly dependent on the opinion of her acting coach, and thus wouldn't move on from a take without her approval. She couldn't bring herself to dislike her though.
--> "A scene often went to 15 or more takes, which meant I'd have to be good in all of them as no one knew which one would be used. Not easy--often irritating. And yet I couldn't dislike Marilyn. She had no meanness in her--no bitchery. She just had to concentrate on herself and the people who were there only for her."
* PlayingAgainstType: Lauren Bacall was best known for dramatic roles at the time, but she credited this with showing that she could do comedy as well, and she did several more afterwards.
* TypeCasting: Betty Grable had played someone trying to snag a rich husband in ''Film/MoonOverMiami''.
* UnderageCasting: Fred Clark was only two years older than Betty Grable, despite Waldo Brewster being meant to be significantly older.

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