It referenced several earlier hits of Neagle, including Nell Gwynn (1934) and Victoria the Great (1938). The film was made by Everest Pictures, a new production company from producer-director Herbert Wilcox. Wilcox had just made three films in collaboration with Republic Pictures, and hoped for them to finance films of two Ivor Novello musicals he had purchased.
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