A. Edward Sutherland' replaced scheduled director Jack Hively who had to direct 10 days of additional scenes for Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) in October 1941.
While Bert Lahr did star in The Wizard of Oz (1939) as the Cowardly Lion just three years before this movie was produced (and much of Bert's same shtick and style from Oz appeared in this movie as well - the warbling voice, the oblique reference to his 'cowardly act', and other similarities), Buddy Ebsen was also supposed to star in 'Oz' as the Tin Man but infamously had to be replaced because of an allergic reaction to the silvered paint. This might have also been Buddy's last true hoofing flick before he turned straight actor.
This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Salt Lake City Thursday 14 June 1956 on KUTV (Channel 2), in Altoona Tuesday 19 June 1956 on WFBG (Channel 10), in San Francisco Thursday 28 June 1956 on KPIX (Channel 5), in Philadelphia Wednesday 4 July 1956 on WFIL (Channel 6), in Detroit Tuesday 4 September 1956 on WJBK (Channel 2), in Dallas Wednesday 19 September 1956 on WBAP (Channel 5), in New York City Tuesday 25 September 1956 on WOR (Channel 9), in Washington DC Monday 26 November 1956 on WTTG (Channel 5), in Pittsburgh Monday 10 December 1956 on KDKA (Channel 2), and in Cincinnati Saturday 22 December 1956 on WLW-T (Channel 5).
Two cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): 'Linda Rivas' (Cigarette girl) and Warren Jackson (Song publisher).