There is rarely shown sound film footage of the scene in which Throttlebottom is lost in the White House and gets mixed up with a group touring the building. It was shown on CBS Evening News as part of a larger story but seems to be lost.
William Gaxton and Victor Moore reunited on the evening of May 6, 1951 and did one of their scenes from the show at a benefit for the American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA).
Florenz Ames played The French Ambassador in this production, the Broadway return engagement, and the 1952 Broadway revival. He also played General Snookfield in the 1933 sequel Let 'Em Eat Cake (both the Broadway cast and national tour).
The production cost was estimated at $80,000.
In January, 1933, President Calvin Coolidge died. Writer Morrie Ryskind removed references and mentions of Coolidge upon his death. The line "Call up Coolidge and tell him I want a thousand words on love tomorrow morning" was revised, with Brisbane substituted for Coolidge.
