Aline MacMahon, who played Loretta Young's middle-aged mother in this film, that same year co-starred as a showgirl alongside Ruby Keeler and Joan Blondell in Gold Diggers of 1933.
Edward Arnold (Inspector Ennis) and Mickey Rooney (Freckles) appear in this film uncredited, though essential characters to the story.
The film was shot over a period of 28 days.
This film is based on the play "Sucker", which opened off-broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 4 April 1933.