This movie went into nationwide release with one reel missing. According to an article published in the 14 February 1990 issue of "The Hollywood Reporter", the movie was exhibited at the Plaza Theatre in New York City during its first run without showing its sixth reel and this occurred for 66 screenings. Some people have joked that nobody noticed.
Director Howard Brookner passed away on 27 April 1989 from AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) about seven months before this picture premiered. He was buried on 30 April 1989, his 35th birthday.
The film's director Howard Brookner learned of his AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) diagnosis about four months prior to principal photography had been scheduled to commence.
The film is adapted from four Damon Runyon short stories: "The Bloodhounds of Broadway" (1937), "A Very Honorable Guy" (1937), "The Brain Goes Home" (1937), and "Social Error" (1938). The last is published in the author's ''Furthermore'' (1938) collection; the first three can be found in the author's anthology ''More Than Somewhat'' (1937).