Despite his penchant for coming in "under budget", Capra spent an additional five shooting days in multiple takes, testing angles and "new" perspectives, treating the production as a type of workshop exercise. Due to the increased shooting schedule, the film came in at $38,936 more than the Columbia budget for a total of $806,774. Throughout the pre-production and the early principal photography, the project still retained Kelland's original title, "Opera Hat", although Capra tried out some other titles including "A Gentleman Goes to Town" and "Cinderella Man" before settling on a name that was the winning entry in a contest held by the Columbia Pictures publicity department.