The first choices for the lead roles were John Mills and Bette Davis. The scenes in the reed-filled riverbank were filmed in Dalyan, Turkey. Originally offered to Bette Davis in 1938, the film would have co-starred David Niven as Charlie. It was offered to Bette Davis again in 1947, this time to co-star James Mason, but she had to pull out of the project due to pregnancy. In 1949, Bette Davis tried again to make the film, but by that time plans were under way for Katharine Hepburn to star ...[Read Story ]