Before agreeing to appear in the movie, Burton was determined to hold out for a fee of 7,000 English pounds (at the time, about $18,000 USD). He was therefore surprised to learn that Fox offered him $50,000 dollars. He accepted the offer, but was later disappointed with the behavior of his co-star, Miss De Havilland. She asked director Koster to inform everyone on the set that she was to be referred to as "Miss De Havilland" instead of the more informal "Livvie", a nickname that, up until then, had been used by others when working with her.