On opening night, Caroline is rushed to the hospital and Dixie begs to leave the theater and join her, but producer Lew Dunn refuses.
Director Joseph H. Lewis was drafted during production; he was briefly replaced by Edgar G. Ulmer[1] and then Wallace W. Fox.
Female lead Binnie Barnes had a prior commitment to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and had to drop out; she was replaced by Gladys George.
The juvenile role was intended for PRC contractee Gerra Young, who was sidelined by illness; she was replaced by Judy Clark.
Producer Leon Fromkess originally budgeted Minstrel Man at $80,000,[3] slightly above average for the very-low-budget PRC studio.