According to director Mitchell Leisen, the role of Lee's mother was originally taken by Marjorie Main. After Main's performance proved to be far too broad and overdone, the scene was re-shot with Georgia Caine.

The portrait of the man with the crossed eyes is the same one used in the Barbara Stanwyck film Ball of Fire (1941).

Last of Preston Sturges's scripts that he did not also direct. He was so upset at the cuts director Mitchell Leisen made to his script for this film, both before and during production, that he vowed to direct his own from then on.

Preston Sturges hung around the set and became friends with Barbara Stanwyck. He promised to write a film just for her. That film turned out to be The Lady Eve (1941).

This film was completed eight days ahead of schedule and $50,000 under budget. Director Mitchell Leisen attributed this to the professionalism of Barbara Stanwyck.