Actor Mike Funk who played "Matt Cimber" had a sty in his right eye for the entire shoot
Actress Patti Ivy, who plays Vera Peers, actually saw the real Jayne Mansfield in person at a car race outside of Meridian, a few weeks before Jayne's death.
Actors Patti Ivy, Allen Ivy and Perry Johnson appear in a short video on Youtube titled "Back to Biloxi" about the ghost of Jayne Mansfield. It was filmed a year before "Diamonds to Dust."