Condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency just before it changed its name to the National Legion of Decency in April, 1934. It was added to their first list of banned films, published in the May 14, 1934 edition of Motion Picture Daily. They particularly objected to the scene in which "George" leaves "Olga's" room in the morning and buttons his coat. The Office also objected to a line of dialogue delivered by one of the showgirls to her gold-digging companion, "Say, it's your turn to sit up front with that old thigh-pincher."
Heat lightning is a term referring to lightning seen from a thunderstorm that is too far away for the accompanying thunder to be heard.
This movie was one of the last to be released prior to rigorous enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code. According to Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies, two months after its release, it was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency. A print is held at the Library of Congress.
Some familiar faces are here from the Warner Bros. stock company ---- Glenda Farrell and Ruth Donnelly as recent divorcees and traveling companions trade tart quips and insults with each other constantly while vying for the attentions of their chauffeur (Frank McHugh); two showgirls and their sugar daddy drop by briefly on their way to Hollywood; and, at the start of the movie, Edgar Kennedy as a hen-pecked husband and Jane Darwell as his nagging wife stop for car repairs and provide a good argument against matrimony.