The first writers assigned to the script were twins Julius Epstein and Philip Epstein, who, against the wishes of Warner Bros., left at Frank Capra's request early in 1942 to work on the "Why We Fight" series in Washington, DC. While they were gone, Howard Koch was assigned. He produced some 30-40 pages. When the Epstein brothers returned after about a month, they were reassigned to "Casablanca" and--contrary to what Koch claimed in two published books--his work was not used. In the final Warner Bros. budget for the film, the Epsteins were paid $30,416, while Koch earned $4,200.

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