Because all the sets on the Columbia lot were occupied, Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth rehearsed most of their routines in the nearby Hollywood Cemetery funeral parlor. They had to stop rehearsing to the upbeat music whenever a funeral procession arrived.
The character played by Fred Astaire says he is from Omaha, Nebraska, Astaire's real-life birthplace.
Although Rita Hayworth had a fine voice, Harry Cohn insisted on her singing being dubbed throughout by Nan Wynn.
The film was the second of two films starring the duo of Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, following the box-office success of the previous year's L'inarrivabile felicità (1941). This film avoided the wartime themes of the previous one, while benefiting from lavish production values - a consequence of the box-office success of the earlier film.
Sadly, it would mark Astaire's last teaming with Hayworth. Columbia kept her too busy for such elaborate musicals, while his career carried him to MGM, where he would find new success dancing with such co-stars like Judy Garland, Vera-Ellen and Cyd Charisse.
Sadly, it would mark Astaire's last teaming with Hayworth. Columbia kept her too busy for such elaborate musicals, while his career carried him to MGM, where he would find new success dancing with such co-stars like Judy Garland, Vera-Ellen and Cyd Charisse.