This is Sir Alfred Hitchcock's only screwball comedy. He was talked into directing it by Carole Lombard.
Sir Alfred Hitchcock decided to direct this movie upon Carole Lombard's request. This was one of the few movies where Hitchcock wasn't involved in the scripting process. Since he really didn't understand the type of people who were portrayed in it, all he basically did was photograph the scenes as written.
Carole Lombard was a devoted Democrat, while Robert Montgomery was a Republican. During breaks in filming, Lombard made a point of running into the studio parking lot and putting election bumper stickers advocating the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt on Montgomery's car.