Cary Grant was reportedly "very gung-ho with the outcome" of the colorization of "Topper". Director Frank Capra met with Wilson Markle about colorizing the perennial Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life", "Meet John Doe" and "Lady for a Day" based on Grant's enthusiasm. Colorization, Inc.'s art director Brian Holmes screened ten minutes of colorized footage from "It's a Wonderful Life" to Capra, which led Capra to sign a contract with Colorization, Inc. However, the film was believed to be in the public domain at the time, and as a result Markle and Holmes responded by returning Capra's initial investment, eliminating his financial participation, and refusing outright to allow the director to exercise artistic control over the colorization of his films, leading Capra to join in the campaign against the process.