This film bombed at the box office, resulting in a loss for MGM of $883,000 ($10.4M in 2025) according to studio records.
Mary Astor's comment that she and her husband are now two old stone lions staring into eternity from the library steps is an apt description of the famous New York Public Library.
First black-and-white film to use the CinemaScope process.
Mary Scott (Elia Everett) and Cedric Hardwicke (Mr. Carew) were married at the time of this production. They divorced in 1961.
Miriam Linka's leather purse bears the initials EM signifying it must have actually been the property of actress Elisabeth Müller, who plays the role.