▁written ▁into ▁the ▁script ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁contract ually ▁committed ▁to ▁a ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sal ary , ▁working ▁or ▁not , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁many ▁re writ es ▁began . ▁Fa ulk ner ▁created ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ann , ▁who ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁love ▁triangle . ▁Haw ks ▁h ated ▁the ▁studio ▁inter ference ▁in ▁what ▁he ▁considered ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁" man ' s ▁picture ", ▁but ▁found ▁working ▁with ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁pleasant . ▁Although ▁tout ed ▁as ▁a ▁classic ▁screen ▁pair ing , ▁Today ▁We ▁Live ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁Joan ▁C raw ford ▁and ▁Gary ▁Cooper ▁performed ▁together . ▁M GM ▁market ed ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁rom ance ▁with ▁the ▁tra iler ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁two ▁stars , ▁g ushing ▁on ▁screen ▁with ▁the ▁tag lines , ▁" The ▁fier y ▁head - strong ▁person ality ▁of ▁ex quis ite ▁Joan ▁C raw ford " ▁and ▁" The ▁calm ▁strength , ▁the ▁eager ▁rom antic ▁nature ▁of ▁hand some ▁Gary ▁Cooper ." ▁ ▁Once ▁C raw ford ▁was ▁signed , ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁go ▁for ▁a ▁similar ▁star ▁name ▁led ▁to ▁Cooper ▁coming ▁on ▁board , ▁on ▁loan ▁from ▁Param ount ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁project ed ▁date ▁of ▁principal ▁phot ography , ▁although ▁some ▁sources ▁indicate ▁that ▁Cooper , ▁Robert ▁Young ▁and ▁Fran ch ot ▁T one ▁were ▁Haw k ' s ▁first ▁choices . ▁Press ▁releases ▁had ▁tout ed ▁that ▁C raw ford ▁had ▁ins isted