Except for the initial airport sequence, the entire studio-oriented film was shot in a Warner Bros.Hollywood/Burbank studio.Many other 40s stars were considered for the lead roles: Hedy Lamarr, "Oomph Girl" Ann Sheridan, French actress Michele Morgan, and George Raft.In the Republic of Hatay, Donovan and the Nazis met up with the Hatay Sultan and bribed him with valuables and a new Rolls Royce to allow them to seek the Grail.Outside, he couple are greeted by rice-throwers and soon pull away in Michael""s borrowed white Caddy, now decorated with pink crepe-paper flowers and streamers.The original film version ofHis Girl Fridaywas director Lewis Milestone""s big hitThe Front Page (1931), produced by Howard Hughes and released by United Artists.