[2] People in the film included Nino Taranto, a Neapolitan stage and radio comedian, Natalino Otto, a jazz singer, and singer and actress Vivi Gioi, and the three Bono brothers: Gianni, Vittorio and Luigi, who were comedians somewhat similar to the Marx Brothers.

[3] During the script writing period, Freda met the then cartoonist Federico Fellini who was 23 years old at the time.

[3] When performing songs such as "Louisiana blues", guards were placed outside the recording studio to make sure Blackshirts would not catch them.

[3][4] Within a few weeks, filming was cancelled due to the escalation of World War II in Italy.

[4] Much of the cast was unavailable at the time, and the Vivi Gioi had gained a significant amount of weight.