The film was shot over a period of 28 days and cost a total of $202,000, according to production notes in the AMPAS Library file on the film.
This film is based on the play "Sucker," which opened off-Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 4 April 1933.
Edward Arnold (Inspector Ennis) and Mickey Rooney (Freckles) appear in this film uncredited, though essential characters to the story.
The car Doc drives is a 1931 Lincoln Model K convertible sedan. MSRP was $6,800 (about $136,000 in 2023). Only 3,311 1931 Lincolns of all types were made. At auction, in excellent condition, this car could easily fetch well over $100,000.
Aline MacMahon, who played Loretta Young's middle-aged aunt in this film, that same year co-starred as a showgirl alongside Ruby Keeler and Joan Blondell in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933).