The original play of the same title opened in New York City on 13 September 1927 at the Bijou Theatre, 209 W. 45th St. and ran for 15 performances.
This film was announced in 1928 by Paramount Pictures as a vehicle for W.C. Fields, but was never made.
MGM employed Ruby Ray, a bird call imitator, to instruct Donald Meek on how to purse his lips so as to appear to be imitating birds. She also did the actual whistling heard in the film.
Robert H. Planck was director of photography for the retakes because Oliver T. Marsh was working on another film.
Based on the play The Wild Man of Borneo by Marc Connelly and Herman J. Mankiewicz (New York, 13 Sep 1927).