Although he received screen credit as composer, Max Steiner did not score this picture. Cues from his previous Warner scores were used.
25 seconds of footage from the 1936 film Guerre au crime (1936) were used in the sequence where the police raid one of Dutch Schultz's policy banks.
Final film of actress Frances Morris.
His role as the master of ceremonies was the feature film debut for Hawiian actor Poncie Ponce. Warner Bros. did not have to look far for someone to cast in the minor role. Ponce was then the comic relief in their hit television series, "Hawaiian Eye" (1959-1963).