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Otto Preminger was looking for a theatrical project to direct and first became aware of Vera Caspary's story when her agent offered him the first draft of a play called Ring Twice for Laura.

Preminger liked the high-society setting and the unusual plot twist but felt the work needed a major revision and offered to rewrite it with its author.

He and Caspary disagreed about the direction they should take it and she opted to collaborate with writer George Sklar instead.

Marlene Dietrich expressed interest in portraying the title character, but without the attachment of Dietrich or another major star, Caspary was unable to find a producer willing to finance a national tour or a Broadway run, and she abandoned the project.