 Cohn decided instead to write the entire picture off as a loss, since he was obligated to pay Dunne's salary whether the film was made or not and he could not fire McCarey since only McCarey knew where the film was headed.Improvisation proved to be a problem for actor Alexander D'Arcy, who played the suave musician Armand Duvalle.Initially, D'Arcy portrayed Duvalle as French.