Grahame, whom audiences were used to seeing as a film noir siren, was viewed by some critics to be miscast as an ignorant country lass in a wholesome musical, and the paralysis of her upper lip from plastic surgery altered her speech and appearance.
Grahame, hvem publikum var vant til at se som en film noir hystade, blev set af nogle kritikere for at være fejlcastet som en uvidende bondetøs i en helstøbt musikalsk, og lammelse i overlæben fra plastikkirurgi havde ændret hendes tale og udseende.