Trivia

A large portion of the story takes place in Saugerties, New York, a town on the Hudson River, about 100 miles north of New York City.

Frank Faylen has an uncredited role as a stage hand. He later would play Ernie the cab driver in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Other actors, besides James Stewart, in both pictures are Mike Lally, Ray Walker, Brick Sullivan, Philip Morris, and Monya Andre.

The original story was written with Marion Davies in mind to play the poetess Edwina Corday.

The only feature film James Stewart and Claudette Colbert made together.

Claudette Colbert's first picture for MGM.