This was Chevalier’s last film in Hollywood for twenty years, and reprised familiar themes such as the straw hat and a rendering of the French song "Valentine".

Zanuck simultaneously produced a French-language version of the story, also directed by Roy Del Ruth, called L'homme des Folies Bergère.

[3] Because that film was intended for the French market, they shot scenes showing chorus girls bare breasted.

When censor Joseph Breen heard of it, he insisted that the Production Code be enforced even in a film destined for another country.

[3] The Red Cat, which was produced for the Broadway stage by Zanuck, ran for only 13 performances, but the studio benefited from four film adaptations.