"Variety" reported that the film was rushed into release because of a gang shooting in Harlem in which several children were shot and the police could not get witnesses to talk. The Motion Picture Herald also reported that Warner Bros. gave the proceeds of the first two performances at The Winter Garden to the families of the children who were shot during gang warfare in Little Italy.
Charles 'Chic' Sale plays the father of Frances Starr, but in actuality he's only 10 months older than her.
After this film's initial release August 22nd, 1931. Six-year-old actor Dickie Moore ("Ned Leeds") would live an additional 84 years and 16 days dying on September 7th, 2015.
The Variety review and some other contemporary sources listed the film's title as Star Witness.