The only one of Marion Davies' 16 talkies to incorporate her real-life stutter into the character she was playing.
This film was a solid success with the critics and earned about $1M at the box office. However, due to expenses such as duplication, distribution, and advertising, the film barely made a profit of $18,000 ($442,000 in 2025) according to studio records.
Peg wears her hair tied up in rags, a way to produce loose, soft curls at the time. Modern beauty salons soon were introducing hair sets and permanent waves to women everywhere.
Among Marion Davies' films, this was William Randolph Hearst's (Davies' longtime partner) favorite. He always felt that she should have been nominated for an Oscar® for her performance.
Although it was never apparent in her films, Marion Davies sometimes had a stuttering problem. They make fun of this fact when Peg simply cannot pronounce the name Chichester and usually says something like Cheesechester.
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