Trivia
The standard "Wait Till You See Him" (music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart), sung by Kathryn Grayson, was cut from this film. The prerecording is included on "My Heart Sings," a Kathryn Grayson CD issued by the British label Flare.
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In two movies, Kathryn Grayson sang the aria "Mi Chiamano Mimi" from 'Giacomo Puccini (I)''s acclaimed opera, "La Boheme" (lyrics by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa). Miss Grayson's black-and-white performance was done for this MGM film, and her Technicolor reprise, on loan to Warner Bros., appeared in the Grace Moore biopic, So This Is Love.
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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 10, 1952 with Van Johnson and Kathryn Grayson reprising their film roles.
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Although uncredited, David Raksin is named by Dr. Engelstaat as composer of "Toy Concertino" before it is performed. Johnny Green encouraged Raksin to extend the piece to make it suitable for concert performance, resulting in a slightly longer version that received its premiere by the New York Philharmonic on December 19, 1954. It was included in the MGM Records 10-inch soundtrack LP.
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From an original story by the producer, Samuel Marx, titled 'Shake Well Before Using', this picture was Marx' last film for the studio and a relationship that began with Irving Thalberg in 1930.
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