| 1 | * CreativeDifferences: Producer Walter Wanger and Creator/AlfredHitchcock clashed repeatedly during shooting. Wanger kept wanting to have the script rewritten with every news story reporting changes in the European situation. Hitchcock, who hated making a movie without the script in absolutely final form before shooting began, pointed out that even if the film were up-to-date at the time of shooting it would be out of date by the time he finished post-production and it was ready for release. |
| 2 | * FakeNationality: Dutch statesman Van Meer was played by Albert Bassermann, who left his native Germany because his wife was Jewish. |
| 3 | * HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Robert Benchley was allowed to write his own lines. |
| 4 | * PlayingAgainstType: Smooth talking cad Creator/GeorgeSanders here plays the equally smooth talking but very much heroic Scott ffoliot. |
| 5 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
| 6 | ** Creator/AlfredHitchcock wanted Creator/GaryCooper for the male lead, but he wasn't interested in doing a thriller. He later admitted that this was a mistake. |
| 7 | ** Creator/CaryGrant was offered the lead role, but he was busy with ''Film/OnlyAngelsHaveWings''. Creator/ClarkGable also passed on it. |
| 8 | ** Hitchcock had wanted either Creator/BarbaraStanwyck or Creator/JoanFontaine for the female lead. |
| 9 | ** Producer Walter Wanger had the story in development for several years. Originally it was about the UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar but that war ended too quickly and therefore the story lost its relevance to audiences. Wanger insisted that the film be politically up-to-date so rewrites were happening constantly throughout production. Ultimately, 14 writers in all were involved in bringing the story to the screen. |
| 10 | * WorkingTitle: ''Personal History'' and ''Imposter''. |
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