 Caspary and he 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.Caspary eventually adapted the play for both a novel with the same title, and a sequel, which she titled simply "Laura," both of which eventually were purchased by 20th Century Fox for $30,000.