Although the onscreen credits list the play's writers as Ring Lardner and George M. Cohan, the play's opening night production credits list Lardner as the writer and Cohan as the producer.
The play, "Elmer the Great," opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 4 September 1928 and closed in October 1928 after 40 performances. The opening night cast included Walter Huston as Elmer.
Three cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Cliff Saum (Field Announcer), Eddie Graham (Photographer) and Jeffrey Sayre (Photographer).