The original play opened in New York on 2 November 1914.
When Geoffrey toasts Miriam after their marriage, he says, "I'm the bottom, you're the top." This is the punch line of the Cole Porter song "You're the Top," which was a big hit at the time.
Bette Davis and Ian Hunter would appear together in two other films, That Certain Woman (1937) and The Sisters (1938).
According to a contemporary article in Daily Variety, Genevieve Tobin was originally cast as Valentine, but she left the production thinking she was not suited for the part.
This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Albuquerque Sunday 16 December 1956 on KOAT (Channel 7); it first aired in Indianapolis Sunday 13 January 1957 on WTTV (Channel 10), in San Francisco Monday 21 January 1957 on KPIX (Channel 5), in Cincinnati Saturday 2 February 1957 on WKRC (Channel 12), in New York City Sunday 12 May 1957 on WRCA (Channel 4), and in Boston Wednesday 10 July 1957 on WBZ (Channel 4).