On December 10, 1950, Marilyn Monroe began her second contractual relationship with Twentieth Century Fox. (Their initial association had lasted one year, beginning August 26, 1946.) This movie, shot between December 15, 1950 and late January 1951, was Monroe's first assignment under the new contract.
The Constance Bennett barb about Marilyn Monroe was not a putdown, but a clever and witty quip in reference to the famous Monroe derriere.
Monty Woolly really played the piccolo.
After working with Marilyn Monroe in this movie, the unimpressed Constance Bennett wisecracked, "Now there's a broad with a future behind her!".