The movie originally was planned to be directed by Frank Capra, but he chose to do Ist das Leben nicht schön? (1946) instead.
The stew made in this film is called Slumgullion Stew, which is similar to American Goulash with ingredients of beef, pasta, and tomato sauce.
Jim is offered a job at Wheeler Construction in Bolivia at a salary of $12,000 per year, which in 2024 would be $171,000.
By coincidence, when Gale Storm is auditioning for the job at the Times Square music store, in the background is sheet music for "Oh! Susanna". Nine years later, that would be the title of The Gale Storm television show.
In 1910, Victor Moore starred in George M. Cohan's play "45 Minutes From Broadway" in which the song "Mary Is A Grand Old Name" made its debut. This song is used several times in the movie.