When Lulu's bankbook is shown at the beginning of the film it has a balance of $1,242.68 - which she withdraws from the bank to finance her vacation. That amount would equate to about $29,000.00 in 2025.
The Production Code Administration (PCA) refused Columbia's request for approval in 1935 for re-release, calling it a "glorification of adultery," which was a code violation. The production code was strictly enforced starting in mid-1934.
While filming the horse-riding scene on the beach, Barbara Stanwyck's horse was frightened by the movie lights, reared, threw the star off, and then kicked her on the way down. Stanwyck suffered a dislodged tail-bone, an injury which, though it didn't hold up production, did cause the actress discomfort for the rest of her life.
Despite being late in the cusp of silent/sound, the film is known to have been produced in both formats.
Actor Ralph Bellamy was borrowed from Fox. Bellamy recalled (in The Films of Frank Capra) that "Forbidden (1932) was the fourth of my 96 feature pictures to date, and....it's still one of my most pleasant memories. Barbara Stanwyck had just become a star of magnitude and a dream to work with. And Frank Capra was just beginning to be recognized as the great director he became. The picture wasn't a classic, but it was a great part and fun to do."