In order to prepare for her role as a ballerina, Gene Tierney endured six weeks of grueling ballet lessons - two hours a day - under the tutelage of Anton Dolin. In long shots, she was doubled by Russian ballerina Nathalie Krassovska.
This was Kenneth More's last supporting role before his success in Genevieve. In both of his autobiographies, he expressed great bitterness over the film, insisting that his big scene had been arbitrarily cut out at the personal insistence of Clark Gable.
Anna Valentina's debut.