Trivia

The animation sequence, created by Walter Lantz, was the first Technicolor animation ever produced.

Bing Crosby was originally slated to be the solo singer for "The Song of the Dawn." However, he was arrested for drunk driving shortly before shooting, and John Boles was hastily substituted.

Delbert Cobain sings a few songs in the film. His great-nephew was Kurt Cobain.

The dancer in the African drum number is Jacques Cartier, who was white. He's wearing a back lacquer he devised when he did a similar dance in the 1927 Broadway production of "Golden Dawn." The lacquer was devised specifically to reflect the bright lights. The dance was inspired by Ted Shawn's exotic modern dance numbers.

"New York Times:, 3 May 1930, erroneously credits composer George Gershwin as the on-screen pianist playing "Rhapsody in Blue"; Roy Bargy is the actual pianist.