Robert Florey directed added scenes and retakes for the film.
An additional Harry Warren and Al Dubin song ("Whittlin' My Wood") was written for this picture, but was cut from the final print.
Following the sensational success of Columbia's The Jolson Story, Warner Bros. decided that Jolson's revived fame was a good reason to reissue this film. Although there were no changes or censor cuts, Warners did make up new opening credits, which added the famous later Warner "fanfare" and gave Jolson solo over-the-title billing. (Originally he and Keeler had both been starred. She was now listed in smaller print, with the rest of the supporting cast.) Additionally, the studio added a written prologue to make sure audiences knew that the story was set back in the long-ago and far-away time of 1935.