The film's title was a spoof of the recent Billy Rose revue "Corned Beef and Roses", produced in 1930. The revue was not a hit so was revised and recast and produced again in 1931 as "Sweet and Low". It was revised and produced again in 1932 as "Crazy Quilt".
This short includes two recycled musical numbers, "Blue Daughter of Heaven" ("Chinese Ballet") taken from Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) and "Dust" originally from Children of Pleasure (1930).
When the studio head points to his stars' photos on the wall, those pictured include Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Marion Davies, Marie Dressler, Clark Gable, Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Greta Garbo, Helen Hayes, Ramon Navarro, and Joan Crawford - all MGM stars of the era.
Originally filmed in the early two-strip Technicolor process that utilized only reds and greens.