was decided to feature the 1931 song in the 1942 film. It has been well documented that the producers considered dropping the song in post-production, but since Ingrid Bergman had been given the part of Maria in Paramount's For Whom the Bell Tolls and had cut her hair for the part, it would not have been possible to reshoot any of her scenes with the song being performed, or to have her request that Sam (Dooley Wilson) play a different song. References External links 1894 births 1951 deaths 20th-century American composers Burials at Mount Hebron Cemetery (Montclair, New Jersey) People from Montclair, New Jersey Songwriters from New Jersey