Wissenswertes

In one scene, Fred MacMurray calls his fiancée, and Carole Lombard continuously interrupts him stating, "Bermuda calling." Director Mitchell Leisen said, "When they finished the take, Carole and Fred collapsed on the floor in laughter; they laughed until they couldn't laugh any more. It wasn't in the script, but I made sure the cameras kept turning and I used it in the picture. It is so hard to make actors laugh naturally - I wasn't about to throw that bit out."

Ralph Bellamy's character is in a wheelchair due to an air accident; he explains to Carole Lombard's character that "flying wasn't as safe as it is today." This line has somewhat of a sad irony to it as a result of Lombard's death in a plane crash in 1942. Bellamy would later portray Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the stage and screen adaptation of Sunrise at Campobello (1960), who was also bound to a wheelchair during this stage of his life.

Carole Lombard wanted Gary Cooper for the lead, however, was unable to take the part due to his commitment to Paramount's Peter Ibbetson (1935).

Samuel Goldwyn originally bought the story to this movie for Miriam Hopkins. However, she was busy on other projects and Goldwyn then sold the story to Paramount.

Modern sources note that dress fittings included Edith Head.