This picture was filmed at the former Paramount East Coast studio at Astoria, Queens, NY.
A huge box-office success, it earned back five times its negative cost.
This film and The Emperor Jones (1933) were neighboring productions at the same New York City studio during the summer of 1933.
Was shown publicly for the first time since its initial release in 1933 at the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival in Hollywood on April 24, 2025 and again on April 27, 2025
Anya Taranda's debut.