Anne Baxter, who plays Dixie Lee, reveals in her autobiography, "Intermission", that actor Glenn Ford and actress Maria Schell developed a romance beyond the screen. She writes that, "During shooting, they'd scrambled together like eggs. I understood she'd even begun divorce proceedings in Germany. It was obviously premature of her." However, for unknown reasons the relationship didn't last, and by the end of filming, "he scarcely glanced or spoke in her direction, and she looked as if she were in shock."