The Technicolor version is apparently lost; only the B&W version survives.
The operetta opened in New York on 30 November 1927 and had 184 performances.
Dick Henderson was the father of British comic Dickie Henderson, who was popular on TV in the 1960s.
According to the newspaper The California Eagle (August 30, 1929), 65 black male extras were hired as dancers, a gig that included three paid days of dance training. An additional 190 male extras of color were used in a scene, and thirty chorus girls were also under contract.