The producer Hal B.Wallis had originally intended on having the lead role played by Irene Dunne, and then Norma Shearer or Ginger Rogers.She hung Rick""s oriental bandana on the mirror next to Sheila""s gadget, and then practiced with Rick""s nun-chuck sticks, surprising herself with her newfound ability: "What""s happening to me?" Her drunken father prohibited her from leaving the house ("I don""t want to lose you.Star/producer Kirk Douglas and his independent film studio Bryna Productions worked in association with Universal Studios o provide the film""s financing.Posing as the pool cleaner with his two Bd.of Health assistants, Foley gained entry to the backyard where a benefit was being held for Earthquake Relief, attended by black and white-bikinied Playmates engaged in a game of volleyball.To see the body for herself and identify it, Heather visited the LA Morgue""s basement, where there were three bodies covered with sheets on gurneys in the hallway, and she heard a woman""s wailing.