Trivia

Film debuts of Desi Arnaz, Van Johnson, and Janet Lavis.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz first met on the set of this movie. They married on November 30, 1940, six months later and a month after the film's release.

Trudy Erwin dubbed Lucille Ball's singing.

Eddie Bracken's first film appearance in a credited role.

The musical play opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theater on 18 November 1939, and ran for 249 performances. Eddie Bracken, Desi Arnaz, Hal Le Roy, Libby Bennett, Ivy Scott, Byron Shores, and Van Johnson recreated their stage roles for this movie. Except for LeRoy, the movie was the film debut for each of these actors.