"The Man with the Lollipop Song" (music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Mack Gordon, sung in Spanish by Natcho Galindo, followed by Alice Faye's version in English, was cut from the film. Briefly heard is John Payne singing the tune.
Second unit director James Curtis Havens was on location in Cuba with his crew for about one month, filming long-shots with doubles, as well as atmospheric and background process shots.
Alice Faye was pregnant during the filming of this movie and would not return to the screen until Hello Frisco, Hello (1943).
According to studio records and a contemporary article in The Hollywood Reporter Betty Grable was originally scheduled to star but was replaced by Alice Faye, and Henry Fonda was to play Jay. Another contemporary article in The Hollywood Reporter noted Don Ameche was to have a leading role.
Chris-Pin Martin was billed ninth despite the fact that his role consisted of a thirty second wordless bit. The billing may be explained by Hollywood's new reliance on the Latin-American market with the outbreak of WWII. Of course, it's also possible that it was larger and simply cut before release; at 81 minutes, the film is notably shorter than most other Faye vehicles of the period.