Ruth Gordon got the inspiration for her play when her husband Garson Kanin joined the army and she joined up with him. It was her debut as a writer for movies.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 29, 1952 with Irene Dunne reprising her film role.
The original Broadway play opened on January 3, 1944 at the Music Box Theatre, 239 W. 45th St., with Ruth Gordon in the lead, and ran for 221 performances.
Paula is asked about Charles Boyer. Irene Dunne and Boyer made three films together: Love Affair (1939), When Tomorrow Comes (1939), and Together Again (1944).