On 21 July 2004, David Packard announced to the audience at the Stanford theater in Palo Alto, California, that his foundation will be issuing this film on DVD, with a musical score compiled and performed by Dennis James, recorded using the Stanford's Mighty Wurlitzer organ. This will be the first time this film has ever been issued on DVD or video, and the first film to be issued, in a non-theatrical format, by the Stanford Theater Foundation.
This film marked the first of many clashes Capra had with Columbia studio boss Harry Cohn. He was not given the amount of extras he felt he needed for a restaurant scene and stormed into Cohn's office. He got the number of extras he wanted.
Written shot and edited in 6 weeks on a$20,000 budget.