The synopsis of "The Revolt Of Mamie Stover," which appears in the 20th Century Fox studio press book, suggests that some last minute changes and edits were made to tone down the true nature of the Mamie Stover character. The following scenes were described in the synopsis: (1) The film opens with a scene on a street corner in San Francisco in which Mamie (Jane Russell) is picked up by a middle-aged man (portrayed by Stubby Kaye), and then detained by police who suggest she get out of town. (2) A scene occurs between Mamie and Annalee (Joan Leslie), in which Annalee tells Mamie to stay away from Jimmy (Richard Egan). (3) Mamie buys her own house on the hill and decorates it in anticipation of Jimmy's return from the war. (4) While Jimmy is away at war, he receives letters from both Annalee and Mamie. Annalee's are more poetic and caring, while Mamie's tell of her increasing fortune from her real-estate properties. (5) The film ends with a scene in a room at the Bungalow Club in which Jimmy rejects Mamie and leaves. Mamie walks down the hall, wipes her tears away, composes herself and enters another room, greeting her latest customer with her tag line, "You waitin' for Mamie, honey?" This suggests that her life will continue in same fashion as it always had: motivated by money at any cost despite a less-than-respectable lifestyle. The final version of the film as released redeems Mamie by cutting out before she greets her next customer and adding a scene in which she returns to San Francisco only to tell the police, who meet her at the dock, that she gave up her fortune and is now returning to her hometown of Leesburg, Mississippi.
The author of the novel, The Revolt of Mamie Stover, William Bradford Huie, also wrote the novel The Americanization of Emily. In the foreword to the second novel, he wrote: "The Americanization of Emily, like The Revolt of Mamie Stover, is from the war memoirs of Lieutenant Commander James Monroe Madison, USNR. All characters are fictitious." The protagonist of both novels, Jimmie Madison, is called Jim Blair in this movie and is played by Richard Egan. He is called Charlie Madison in Les Jeux de l'amour et de la guerre (1964) and is played by James Garner.
20th Century-Fox production head Buddy Adler wanted Marilyn Monroe for the role of Mamie, but she refused. Fox went with Jane Russell instead.
Fox publicity materials claim that Jane Russell's hula number, "Keep Your Eyes on the Hands", was not originally in the film. Crew members reputedly heard it sung at a Honolulu nightclub while there to film exteriors and found it so perfect for Russell that it was incorporated into the film.