sentences:  Preminger had opted to remain in California for the shoot, with El Monte doubling for the Southern exteriors and the Chicago interiors being filmed at the Culver Studios.Principal photography was completed in early August, and Preminger and the Fox publicity studio began promoting both the film and its star.Dandridge was featured in "Ebony" and photographed for the cover of "Life" and appeared on a live television broadcast on October 24, four days prior to the opening, to sing two songs from the film.