Williams refused to do the scene where Amytis rides a horse off a cliff and MGM refused to cut the scene. Platform diver Al Lewin did the stunt in one take - and broke his back in the process.
After the weather proved uncooperative at the Catalina Island location where they were shooting, production was relocated to Silver Springs, FL.
This film did very poorly at the box office resulting in a loss of $2,232,000 ($20.1M in 2016) for MGM according to studio records.
Due to a punctured eardrum, Esther Williams underwater work was limited. Ginger Stanley was used as her body double in a lot of the underwater scenes.
This would be Esther Williams' last movie for MGM