Producer Sam Katzman promoted the film by saying that it took two years of preparation, but William Castle states in his autobiography that, instead, it was two years of talking and twelve days of shooting.
Before Goldfinger, Julie Newmar is painted in gold, and actually performs that way.
Paulette Goddard seemingly accepted producer Sam Katzman's offer of the Cleopatra role in "Serpent of the NIle", which film would have re-teamed her with her Bride of Vengeance (1949) co-star Raymond Burr: however Goddard refused the role at the last minute. Goddard would later star in the Katzman production Charge of the Lancers (1954) which like "Serpent..." was directed by William Castle.
The 'Gilded Girl' dances with her navel covered by something that was supposed to blend in with her midriff (not so successful, as it turned out). The Motion Picture Production [Hays] Code prohibited exposure of the female navel. The other women dancers in the scene have their navels covered by garment bottoms that extend high up their waistlines.