▁number ▁" has ▁me ▁in ▁a ▁d ither ." ▁ ▁Minn elli ▁wanted ▁to ▁expand ▁Kelly ' s ▁role , ▁and ▁new ▁scenes ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁and ▁re - sh uff led . ▁ ▁El abor ate ▁sets ▁were ▁built ▁to ▁Minn elli ' s ▁exact ing ▁instructions . ▁ ▁For ▁Kelly ' s ▁number ▁N ina , ▁a ▁pla za ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Cal v ados ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁sound stage ▁at ▁M GM , ▁with ▁a ▁pav il ion ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁the ▁streets ▁une ven ly ▁p aved ▁with ▁c ob bl est ones ▁for ▁real istic ▁effect . ▁ ▁The ▁cost ▁was ▁$ 8 6 , 6 6 0 . 0 0 ▁ ▁Param ount ▁among ▁the ▁problems ▁pl agu ing ▁the ▁shooting ▁schedule ▁was ▁Jud y ▁Gar land ' s ▁increasing ▁in ability ▁to ▁perform . ▁ ▁Years ▁of ▁over work ▁at ▁M GM , ▁post part um ▁de pression ▁after ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁her ▁daughter ▁L iza ▁Minn elli ▁nine ▁months ▁earlier , ▁and ▁a ▁heavy ▁reli ance ▁on ▁pres cription ▁medic ation ▁finally ▁caught ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁twenty - five ▁year ▁old ▁star , ▁and ▁she ▁often ▁failed ▁to ▁show ▁up ▁on ▁time ▁for ▁work , ▁if ▁at ▁all . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁her ▁bi ograph er ▁John ▁F ric ke , ▁Gar land ▁was ▁also ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁The ▁Pir ate ▁was ▁sh aping ▁up . ▁ ▁Despite ▁her ▁initial ▁enthus ias m ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁character ▁outside ▁her