Trivia

The temperamental movie star Rita Holloway (Helene Stanton) is seen only from behind.

As the film's scenes occur in and around a fictional movie studio, the production affords audiences many glimpses of the Universal-International backlot and soundstages.

The working titles of this film were Star Light ; Star Light, Star Bright ; Four Bright Girls ; and The Test. Jack Sher's onscreen credit reads "Written and directed by Jack Sher." Art director Ted Haworth's onscreen credit simply reads "Haworth." The opening and closing cast credits are listed in a slightly different order. According to a HR news item, Sher based his screenplay on a search that Universal held in June 1954 for a European actress to play Mary Magdalene in the film "The Galileans" , which was never produced. Gia Scala, who plays "Vicki Dauray" was brought to America from her native Italy in order to test for "The Galileans". According to an April 1956 LAT article, Universal-International cast Helene Stanton, who plays "Rita Halloway" - and is seen onscreen only from the back - after noticing her sensuous walk on television. Contemporary sources speculated that the voluptuous, demanding, blonde Rita character was modeled on Marilyn Monroe. Universal-International borrowed Elsa Martinelli from Kirk Douglas' production company, Bryna Productions. During the scene in which "Mike" and "Kathy" talk on the movie set, actor José Ferrer appears in a non-speaking cameo role as a director. Although an April 1956 HR item adds John Goleenon to the cast, his appearance in the final film has not been confirmed. (AFI Catalog)

Silent stars Mary Pickford and Clara Bow are mentioned. Co-star Sydney Chaplin was the son of the legendary Charles Chaplin.

A retread of MGM's Give a Girl a Break (1953), in which a temperamental star walks out on a Broadway musical. In this version, she walks out on a Hollywood biblical epic, which were very much in vogue at the time this was filmed.