Chuck Jones made his first attempt at experimenting with the traditional cartoon format and layout with this cartoon. He later said that Warner Bros. originally refused to release the film and threatened to fire him. Fortunately for him (and for animation history) the studio needed the cartoon to fill release orders for its shorts.
The flag semaphore spells out "HLELP DORA IN DANGER HUATA SUT".
A parody of the popular novel series, "The Rover Boys".
Bea Benaderet and Mel Blanc, who play Dora Standpipe and her unwanted suitor Dan Backslide, would later play married couple Barney and Betty Rubble in The Flintstones (1960).