One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, that were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its earliest documented telecast took place in Seattle WA Tuesday 18 November 1958; Mae West's pre-code reputation apparently influenced sponsors against it, even though it's strictly post-code, and airings were few and far between. One of its earliest documented telecasts took place in Pittsburgh PA Monday 18 April 1960 on KDKA (Channel 2). It was released on DVD 16 October 2012 as a single as part of the Universal Vault Series and again 8 March 2016 as one of nine titles in Universal's "Mae West: The Essential Collection".
Premiered at New York's Paramount Theatre in Times Square. The box office opened at 7:30 a.m. for an opening day that broke the theatre's box office record up to that date. Benny Goodman and His Orchestra provided the live act.
Mae West's black wrap dress with standing collar and fox fur trim has survived. It sold at auction for $14,000 in March, 2024.
Peaches O'Day's con at the start, selling the Brooklyn Bridge to a gullible immigrant, is a direct reference to conman George C. Parker's most infamous crime. Besides the Brooklyn Bridge, Parker "sold" other famous landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty.