Although, by the early 1950s, Grable was searching for originality in the scripts offered to her, she had no luck in finding the movies she wanted to do. She reluctantly agreed to make "Call Me Mister" (1951) with Dan Dailey, a loose musical remake of "A Yank in the R.A.F.". The film was only moderately successful, and quickly was followed by "Meet Me After the Show" (1951), co-starring Macdonald Carey, Rory Calhoun, and Eddie Albert. It received favorable reviews from most critics, and was a box-office success.