The 'Melody Ranch' set built for this film consisted of a long, one story house and a much larger gambrel-roof barn with a practical interior. The house portion's exterior was revamped after filming, and the set was a fixture on Republic's back lot for many years. It was featured in the show My Three Sons (1960).
The pairing of Gene Autry and Jimmy Durante, with George "Gabby" Hayes in tow, a bigger budget and a much longer running time (for its first run release) made this one of Gene's most popular features.. The comic relief brought in more adults at the boxoffice. It includes a take-off of Gene's signature song "Back in the Saddle Again."
On January 24, 1941 this film was the top of the inaugural double feature at Hollywood's famous The Hitching Post theater.
The exact budget (expected cost of production) was $181,275. It came in under the budgeted cost at $177,520.
One of only two films made by Gene Autry for Republic Pictures prior to his service in World War II that does not feature Smiley Burnette as his sidekick. (The other is Shooting High (1940), made on loan-out to 20th Century-Fox.)
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