As early promotion, the November 4, 1941 episode of the Burns & Allen radio show (titled "Playing Mrs. North") featured George Burns making repeated attempts to persuade wife Gracie Allen to sign a contract for the film.
Millard Mitchell originated his role in the stage play by Owen Davis, which opened in New York on January 12, 1941 at the Belasco Theatre, where it ran for 163 performances. Albert Hackett and Peggy Conklin played Mr. and Mrs. North.
The play upon which this film is based was in turn based on three short stories by New York drama critic Richard Lockridge and his wife Frances Lockridge that appeared in New York magazine from 23 March to 3 August 1940.
This movie is Gracie Allen's first in three years since The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) and her penultimate film - Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) being her last, where she plays herself.
Carl Stockdale had filmed some scenes in the uncredited role of Lacey, the antiques dealer, but was ultimately replaced by Edward McWade.
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