also featuring James Whitmore. For The Next Voice You Hear..., Schary tried to avoid the trappings of a star-studded cast and instead assigned the lead roles to little-known MGM contract players James Whitmore and Nancy Davis.

Production of the film spanned just 14 days following four days of rehearsals, a greatly condensed schedule in comparison to that of typical features produced by the major studios. The set was closed in order to preserve the secrecy of the film's subject matter. Defying the conventional image of pregnant women on