The main credits are spoken by twin sisters Betty Mae Crane and Beverly Crane wearing theater usher uniforms. As an alternative to standard titles, in a short-lived experiment, they performed the "talking titles" for several Hal Roach productions in 1930 and 1931. This is the only Laurel & Hardy film with spoken credits. The girls were paid $15 ($279 in 2024) each for their efforts.
The beautiful mansion used for exterior shots is located at 3500 W. Adams in Los Angeles. It was built in 1910 by leading vintner Secondo Guasti. In 1937 the home was purchased by Busby Berkeley, who turned the basement wine cellar into a film editing studio. At the present time, the exterior is unchanged and beautifully maintained. The mansion is owned by the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) and serves as a facility for seminars, retreats, and classes.
The scene with Stan Laurel dressed as a maid talking with Thelma Todd on the couch was largely improvised.
Based on a 1908 sketch written by Stan Laurel's father Arthur J. Jefferson titled "Home from the Honeymoon." It is a remake of Laurel & Hardy's 1927 silent short Duck Soup (1927).
First Laurel & Hardy film with background music by Leroy Shield, whose melodies can also be heard in other Hal Roach pictures like the "Our Gang" series and Charley Chase films.