Two scenes featuring Bill Robinson (aka "Bojangles Robinson") were cut from the final version of the film: a solo tap dance performance in black tie by the dancing legend and a duet in beachcomber outfits with Geneva Sawyer. Both scenes are included in a DVD released by Fox as part of "Tyrone Power, Matinee Idol."
Among the photos in Monsieur Victor Lobard's office are Warner Baxter, Shirley Temple, Will Rogers, Alice Faye, Rochelle Hudson, Thomas Beck, all Fox players, plus Gloria Swanson, Jack Dempsey, and Charles Chaplin.
Hollywood Reporter production charts and news items listed Jean Hersholt in the cast, but he did not appear in the movie.
Louise Clark's debut.
Studio memos reveal that Darryl F. Zanuck wanted Bill Robinson's scenes cut fearing audiences, especially in the Southern states, would object to a black man "in a role elevated above his social status in life".