Merle Oberon fell in love with the film's cinematographer, Lucien Ballard, and they married the following year. Because of facial scars Oberon sustained in a car accident, Ballard developed a unique light for her that washed out any signs of her blemishes. The device is known to this day as the Obie (not to be confused with the Off-Broadway award). Laird Cregar's screen presence and performance created such a sensation that Twentieth Century Fox planned to cash in on their find by putting h ...[Read Story ]