Bette Davis was offered the lead in this film, but as she'd just played a terminally ill woman in Opfer einer großen Liebe (1939), she turned it down.
Remake of the Kay Francis and William Powell film, Das letzte Erlebnis (1932) and uses the same theme song ("Where Was I?") throughout the film.
Geraldine Fitzgerald was pregnant with her son Michael Lindsay-Hogg during the filming, which is why she has so many closeups in the beginning but seems to disappear in the second half of the movie.
Remade as a segment of Love Boat (1977), with John Forsythe and Ursula Andress in the lead roles. This was part of a two-hour season-opening special China Cruise: The Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings: Part 1 (1983)/China Cruise: The Pledge/East Meets West/Dear Roberta/My Two Dumplings: Part 2 (1983).
Pregnancy caused Geraldine Fitzgerald to miss several shooting days. A double was used where possible.