1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁B enson ▁took ▁her ▁original ▁eight ▁v ign ettes ▁and ▁added ▁four ▁more ▁stories ▁for ▁a ▁book ▁compilation ▁with ▁each ▁chapter ▁representing ▁a ▁month ▁of ▁a ▁year ▁( from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 4 ). ▁When ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Random ▁House , ▁it ▁was ▁titled ▁after ▁the ▁M GM ▁film , ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁script ing . ▁At ▁M GM , ▁B enson ▁wrote ▁an ▁early ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁screen play , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁used . ▁ ▁Other ▁adapt ations ▁A ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁version ▁was ▁produced ▁for ▁television , ▁st arring ▁Jane ▁Pow ell , ▁Jean ne ▁C rain , ▁Pat ty ▁Duke , ▁Walter ▁P idge on , ▁Ed ▁W yn n , ▁Tab ▁Hunter ▁and ▁My r na ▁Lo y . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁George ▁Sch ae fer ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁Bre cher ▁and ▁F ink le ho ffe ▁screen play . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁adapted ▁again ▁for ▁television ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁non - mus ical ▁half - hour ▁situation ▁comedy ▁( including ▁laugh ▁track ) ▁st arring ▁Sh elle y ▁Fab ares , ▁Cel este ▁Hol m , ▁Larry ▁M err ill , ▁Jud y ▁Land , ▁R eta ▁Shaw ▁and ▁Morgan ▁Brit t any . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Alan ▁D . ▁Court ney