Toscha Seidel, the Russian virtuoso violinist, was hired especially to dub the solos on the soundtrack for Johann Strauss (Fernand Gravey) and began a new career working as a concert master at MGM and other studios.
Charles Boyer reportedly turned down the starring role.
According to memos from David O. Selznick, this film was a great influence on the technical side of Gone With The Wind, which Selznick was producing. In early 1939 he encouraged the entire crew to watch it at least once, in terms of the photography that could be accomplished.