Sets and costumes left over from Kismet (1930) were used in the Arabian Nights style dream sequence of this film.
As an inside joke, an enormous pansy is prominently displayed on Jojo's (Joe E. Brown's) underwear.
The film's world premiere showing was at the Stanley theatre, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, on 5 February 1931.
(Pittsburgh Press, 4 February 1931)
Filmed in 1930 as a musical, most songs were eliminated before its 1931 release as a result of musicals falling into the public's disfavor.