Trivia

Originally intended as a vehicle for Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and Stuart Whitman.

This was Pat Boone's final film under his seven-year contract with 20th Century-Fox. The studio had signed Boone in 1957, hoping he'd replicate the box office success of Elvis Presley, but Boone's screen charisma, and his longevity as a box office draw, never equaled that of Elvis.

The costumes Helen Rose created for Debbie Reynolds cost $250,000.

The title role was offered to Marilyn Monroe shortly before her death. She turned down the role because she "didn't think she would be convincing as a boy."

The original Broadway production of "Goodbye Charlie" by George Axelrod opened at the Lyceum Theater on December 16, 1959 and ran for 109 performances starring Lauren Bacall.