Trivia

Prints are rare. A fully restored print does exist, however, and is stored at the Museum of Modern Art.

(at around 1h 5 mins) The Empire State Building and its observation deck are shown briefly in what may be the iconic world landmarks' earliest depiction in any motion picture. King Kong (1933) is often credited as the first but Call Her Savage (1932) came out a year earlier. As it was filmed in 1931, this means the building was barely completed during filming.

According to the documentary The Celluloid Closet (1995) (based on Vito Russo's book of the same name), this was the first Hollywood movie of the sound era to depict a gay cabaret. However, this assertion cannot be verified as many films prior to 1934 have been lost.

The film is based on the novel of the same name by author Tiffany Thayer. The novel was published in 1931.

Co-stars Clara Bow and Thelma Todd share the same birthday of July 29th, though Bow was born one year ahead of Todd. They would have turned 27 and 26, respectively, two months before filming began.