This was the first movie to have a soundtrack created after production had ended. Ernst Lubitsch shot it with a silent camera to counter the static positions that marred most of the pioneer sound productions; the dialogue was dubbed in afterwards, in post-production. See more

Goofs

The fact that Count Alfred ( Maurice Chevalier ) speaks with a French accent, even though he is not supposed to be French, is really not an "error". However, by adding a scene to attempt to explain this anomaly, it only serves to highlight the accent discrepancies in the casting. For instance, in contrast to the accent discrepancy with Chevalier's character, no one seems to notice that his French servant, Jacques ( Lupino Lane ), speaks British English with no discernible French accent. See more