The film is notable for a scene added to the script at Marlene Dietrich's suggestion. Her character enters the nightclub wearing a tuxedo designed for a man and smoking a cigarette, takes a flower from a girl in the audience, kisses her and turns to Gary Cooper's character. The scene was controversial, and Dietrich is said to have defended it against the censors, explaining that if the censors cut the kiss the appearance of the flower in the soldier's hand would make no sense.
The car driven by Adolphe Menjou is a 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Transformal Phaeton with a custom body by Hibbard & Darrin. It is dark green over black. The car originally was purchased by Paramount Studios for director Josef von Sternberg, then given to Marlene Dietrich for her personal use. In 2015 it was sold at auction by Bonhams for $742,500.
Marlene Dietrich's debut for American audiences. Although The Blue Angel (1930) had been filmed first and released in Europe, its release in the United States was delayed until this film had played in theaters.