Cast conflicts

Even though this thread is old I'm watching the film now.

from the trivia section

There was tension on the set between the strongly right-wing Adolphe Menjou and liberal thinking Katharine Hepburn, who had recently made a public speech against America's anticommunist hysteria and was facing a backlash as a result.


Adolphe Menjou was a hard-line political conservative who had willingly co-operated with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and named names. Katherine Hepburn was decidedly more liberal and had been an outspoken critic of the blacklist. When Hepburn learned Menjou had worked with HUAC, she refused to speak to or have anything to do with him unless they were filming a scene. Once the cameras were off, she kept her distance.

Sheldon:"Was the starfish wearing boxer shorts? Because you might have been watching Nickelodeon."