When Marion Davies requested Bing Crosby as her leading man for this film, he was under contract to Paramount, where they had him starring in shorts and a series of college themed films with Jack Oakie. The success of this film moved Crosby into starring roles at Paramount with the likes of Carole Lombard and Miriam Hopkins, a definite step upwards.
The second of three consecutive films Marion Davies starred in at MGM that grossed more than $1,000,000 .. when a movie ticket cost 25 cents. The other two were Peg o' My Heart (1933) and L'agent N° 13 (1934).
Marion Davies requested Bing Crosby as her co-star, but William Randolph Hearst, the financial backer of Cosmopolitan Productions, refused because he did not like Crosby's singing style. Composer Arthur Freed, however, convinced Hearst that Crosby would be good for Davies' sagging career. Davies also requested Fifi D'Orsay be cast as "Lili", and Hearst agreed despite his wish to cast Lili Damita in that role.
The movie premiere clip shows archive footage of MGM stars Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Wallace Beery, and Marie Dressler (in what was to be her final film appearance) arriving at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Joan Crawford was a regular visitor on the set since she was mad about Bing Crosby. She and Marion Davies were friendly but not great pals although they shared two things in common: they adored their former leading man William Haines, and disliked their major rival at MGM, Norma Shearer.