 During filming, Stanwyck was going through a difficult divorce with actor husband Robert Taylor.The dramatic score for the film was composed and conducted by David Raksin.In his score, he wrote for an uncommon ensemble of instruments - 2 flutes, 1 oboe, 2 clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 1 bassoon; 1 horn, 1 trumpet, 1 trombone; 1 percussion, and a solo viola d’amore - and included a musical clue to the identity of Dupin.