Editing Sitting Pretty (1948 film) (section)

== Production ==
The film was originally titled ''Belvedere'' just as the novel, but was changed to ''Sitting Pretty''. [[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]] was meant to play the role of the husband.<ref>{{cite news|title=JOSE FERRER TO DO ROLE IN 'JOAN' FILM|author=THOMAS F BRADY|date=Sep 4, 1947|work=New York Times|id={{ProQuest|108090020}}}}</ref> [[Celeste Holm]] was also cast in the film, but exited to film ''[[The Snake Pit]]''.<ref name="AFI">{{Cite web |title=SITTING PRETTY (1948) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/25726 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[American Film Institute]]}}</ref> Filming took place from October 23 to December 16, 1947.<ref name="TCM" /><ref name="AFI" />

Studio head Darryl F. Zanuck was immensely excited about the film in its production, while Webb – who had mostly been cast by Fox as sophisticated, superior upper-class characters – was cast in a departure from his previous genres.<ref name="TCM" /> Webb also danced in the film, one of the rare chances he was able to showcase the dancing, singing, and comedic talents which made him popular on Broadway prior of his signing with Fox in 1944.<ref>Webb, Clifton and Smith, David L., ''Sitting Pretty: The Life and Times of Clifton Webb''. Oxford, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2011. p. 172.</ref> Webb later recalled the film as "the most pleasant engagement I have ever had, either in the theatre or on the screen."<ref name="TCM" />

Photographer [[Loomis Dean]] visited the set to photograph the filming for ''Life'' and photographed Webb together with then-unknown actresses [[Laurette Luez]] and [[Marilyn Monroe]], who do not appear in the film.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kevin |last=Mcgue |url=http://www.alifeatthemovies.com/sitting-pretty/ |title=Sitting Pretty (1948) Review |date=September 18, 2010 |work=A Life At The Movies |accessdate=2014-11-10}}</ref>