At the insistence of Jeanette MacDonald, the once substantial supporting role of soprano Vivienne Segal was reduced until it was almost non-existent.
First use of 3-strip Technicolor in a live-action sequence.
The musical play opened in New York City, New York, USA, on 15 October 1931 and closed on 24 September 1932, after 395 performances. All songs in the musical were performed to some degree in the movie.
The song "Don't Ask Me Not to Sing" is actually from the Jerome Kern musical "Roberta", which opened on Broadway in 1933. "Roberta" was filmed in 1935 (Roberta), but the song was omitted from the film version. It was, however, used in the 1952 Technicolor remake of "Roberta", Lovely to Look at.
This movie was rejected for re-release certification because the leading characters were in an illicit sexual relationship without any compensating moral values.