Anecdotes

INSIDE JOKE: Shortly after Maria Corvier (Cyd Charisse) storms off, a man tells her assistant that he would like to meet her and is told that he is out of luck. The man is played by Tony Martin, Charisse's real-life husband.

During a montage of 1950s Las Vegas Casinos, the following Casinos were advertised as featuring the following performers: Dunes presents Danny Thomas and Robert Merrill; Flamingo presents The Mills Brothers and Archie Robbins; Desert Inn presents Johnny Ray and Jack Durant; Sahara presents Donald O'Connor, Louis Prima and Keely Smith; Thunderbird Hotel present Raymond Chase and Peiro Bros; El Rancho Vegas presents Joe E. Lewis and Lili St. Cyr; and New Frontier presents Marge and [link=nm0150706. As of 2023, only the Flamingo and Sands still do business, as well as the Golden Nugget on Fremont Street, whose neon sign is also glimpsed briefly. Many of the colorful neon signs seen have since been preserved in the Las Vegas Neon Museum.

"It's Fun to Be in Love" (music by Nicholas Brodszky, lyrics by Sammy Cahn), performed by Dan Dailey, Betty Lynn and George Chakiris was cut from the film. The song is included on the updated 2006 edition of the 6-CD boxed set "That's Entertainment! The Ultimate Anthology of M-G-M Musicals" released by Rhino/TCM Music (R2 73192).

"You Got Looks" (music by Nicholas Brodszky, lyrics by Sammy Cahn), sung by Lena Horne, was cut from the film. Horne made it a staple of her nightclub act for the rest of the decade.

This film did well at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $496,000 according to studio records.

Frank Sinatra: as a guy playing the slots. He wins a jackpot after Dan and Maria grab his coin, hold hands, place the coin in the machine and pull the level.