According to TCM.com, "for the first-time, he insisted no scene ... at the train station of legendary Dorothy Dandridge. The New York Times wasn't thrilled with "Since You Went Away" noting ...

Four years after ‘Rebecca” on July 20, 1944, Selznick released the sentimental, home-fires-burning drama “Since You Went Away,” which ... he insisted no scene be shot until he had seen ...