Bette Davis wanted Jack Carson or Dennis Morgan for the lead, but was convinced by the director and producer that Robert Montgomery had more box-office appeal at the time.
Because the Thomas E. Dewey/Harry S. Truman presidential race was going on during filming, one of Mary Wickes' character's lines was shot with both candidates names in it. The original print used Dewey as the winner. When Truman unexpectedly won, the other version was quickly printed and rushed to theaters.
As a result of this film's success, Warner Brothers gave Bette Davis a new contract for four films at $10,285 per week ($104,000/wk in 2016), making her the highest-paid woman in the U.S. at the time.