This film was the eighth most popular movie at the U.S. box office for 1931.
Interior scenes were shot in Hollywood, with exteriors being made on location in New York. Working with live sound on location drew huge crowds and put a lot of strain on star Clara Bow.
According to director Frank Tuttle, star Clara Bow had a nervous breakdown while shooting the marriage scene.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.