 The musical play opened on Broadway in New York on 18 November 1939.  Eddie Bracken (qv), Desi Arnaz (qv), Hal LeRoy (qv),  Libby Bennett (qv), Ivy Scott (qv), Byron Shores (qv) and  Van Johnson (I) (qv) reprised their stage roles for this movie.  Except for LeRoy, the movie was the film debut for each of these  actors.