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* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/EveArden had become friendly with a cat on the RKO lot, and when director Gregory [=LaCava=] saw this, he used the cat in the movie.



* FriendshipOnTheSet: Creator/GingerRogers and Creator/AnnMiller became lifelong friend after filming this movie together.



** Part of the reason Judy marries at the end is she realizes that her acting career is never going to go anywhere. Judy is played by Creator/LucilleBall.

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** Part of the reason Judy marries at the end is she realizes that her acting career is never going to go anywhere. Judy is played by Creator/LucilleBall.Creator/LucilleBall.
* RealLifeRelative: The picture of the woman Anthony Powell is passing off as his wife is the picture of Adolphe Menjou's wife in real life.
* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/GingerRogers and Creator/LucilleBall had appeared together the previous year in ''Film/FollowTheFleet''
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* TheDanza: Eve Arden's character is named Eve, and Ann Miller's character is named Annie.

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* TheDanza: Eve Arden's Creator/EveArden's character is named Eve, and Ann Miller's Creator/AnnMiller's character is named Annie.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Miss Luther ends up coaching, or teaching, Terry acting. In real life, Constance Collier was a renowned acting teacher (as well as actress), [[HilariousInHindsight and she ended up teaching]] Creator/KatharineHepburn [[HilariousInHindsight Shakespearean acting]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Who knew [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] and [[Radio/OurMissBrooks Connie Brooks]] were both struggling actresses before they hit it big?
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Katharine Hepburn had already won an Oscar when she was cast as the talent-free Terry Randall. [[ItGotBetter She does get better, though]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Who knew [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] and [[Radio/OurMissBrooks Connie Brooks]] were both struggling actresses before they hit it big?
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Katharine Hepburn had already won an Oscar when she was cast as the talent-free Terry Randall. [[ItGotBetter She does get better, though]].though.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Who knew [[ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] and [[OurMissBrooks Connie Brooks]] were both struggling actresses before they hit it big?

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Who knew [[ILoveLucy [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] and [[OurMissBrooks [[Radio/OurMissBrooks Connie Brooks]] were both struggling actresses before they hit it big?
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* TheDanza: Eve Arden's character is named Eve, and Ann Miller's character is named Annie.
* EnforcedMethodActing: The cast was made to hang out for several weeks, and most of the banter in the movie came from that.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Who knew [[ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] and [[OurMissBrooks Connie Brooks]] were both struggling actresses before they hit it big?
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Katharine Hepburn had already won an Oscar when she was cast as the talent-free Terry Randall. [[ItGotBetter She does get better, though]].
** Also, the little-known Andrea Leeds played Kaye Hamilton, considered by the others to be the best actress in the bunch.
** Part of the reason Judy marries at the end is she realizes that her acting career is never going to go anywhere. Judy is played by Creator/LucilleBall.

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