For starring in this film (her first), Shirley Temple was paid $10 a day. Her mother Gertrude Temple was paid $5 a week for acting as her daughter's agent, chauffeur, hairdresser, and seamstress.
The first film in the 'Baby Burlesks' series. Unlike the other films, the young actors' voices are dubbed by adults.
The character "Lulu Parsnips" is a play on Louella Parsons and "Raymond Bunion" is a play on Damon Runyon.