Fourth of seven feature films based on the same play and novel - three silents and four "talkies" released from 1916 to 1983.
Roman vécu (1929) was a success at the box office, earning RKO a profit of $100,000 ($1.86M in 2023) according to studio records.
George M. Cohan's play opened on Broadway in New York at the Astor Theater on September 22nd, 1913 and ran for 320 performances.
In an extraordinary coincidence, all three RKO versions starred an actress named Margaret: Livingston (this one), Callahan (the 1935 version) and Lindsay (the 1947 version).
Magee's bet of $5,000 is equivalent to about $93,000 in 2023.