Neil Hamilton played the role of "Paul Vanderkill" for the first two weeks of production; he was replaced by John Boles.
Yiddish words were in common use in New York City from the early twentieth century. Aunt Minnie, the dance hall girls' chaperone, calls a nasty, troublesome girl a "momser." This is Yiddish for "bastard."
The world premiere showing of this film was at the Palace Theatre, Albany, NY, on 4 February 1933;
(Albany (NY) Evening News, 3 February 1933).
John Sheehan is in studio records/casting call lists as "Bartender," but the only bartender seen in the movie is Jack Kennedy.
The Broadway production of "Child of Manhattan" by Preston Sturges opened at the Fulton Theater on May 1, 1932, and ran for 87 performances.