A large number of actors listed in studio records did not appear in the movie: Charles Williams (Max Morton), Eddie Conrad (Hal Gibbs), Mary Forbes (Lady Hilda), Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer (Small Boy), Darla Hood (Sister) and Armand Kaliz (Count). The movie was heavily edited; 'Joan Crawford' recorded three songs, all of which were cut.
In Mommie Dearest, this is the movie Crawford is getting ready for in the opening sequences.
None of the three main stars could skate; the screenplay was written with this in mind.
Thanks to a brief color segment, first time audiences had seen Joan Crawford in anything but black and white.