 The screenplay by Jack Rose and Melville Shavelson was based on the musical "Hazel Flagg" (1953) by Ben Hecht, which was in turn based on the story "Letter to the Editor" by James H. Street.An earlier film based on Street's story, "Nothing Sacred" (1937), had been by Selznick International Pictures (released through United Artists) with Carole Lombard and Fredric March, and directed by William A. Wellman.The 1954 version features original music by Walter Scharf, cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp, art direction by Albert Nozaki and Hal Pereira, and costume design by Edith Head.