Speaking debut of Debbie Reynolds; she had been in June Bride (1948) previously, but without dialogue.
James Barton (Dennis O'Grady) was an actual vaudeville song and dance man before breaking into movies.
June Haver was borrowed from her home studio Twentieth Century-Fox after Doris Day became unavailable for the title role due to other Warner Bros.' projects to which she was already committed. Haver's contract stipulated that she would receive top billing over MacRae.