Was banned in several parts of the United States due to the subject matter.
Omaha, Nebraska, March 1, 1939: "The City Welfare Board has voted unanimously to ban 'Yes, My Darling Daughter' here. The film was scheduled to open tomorrow at the Brandeis. Action of the board followed a preview of the picture. Members reported there was a general objection to the theme of the movie. A small group of women representing church and other organizations attended the meeting. The stage version of the play is now in rehearsal at the Amaha Community Playhouse, scheduled to open March 6. The board will review it on March 2 at a Playhouse rehearsal. Reports from the Playhouse are to the effect that the play has been considerably altered."
The piece of poetry that Jaywood quotes when first meeting Granny is by the famous American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The fourth of sixth movies in which Priscilla Lane and Jeffrey Lynn starred together for Warner Bros. The others are Four Daughters (1938), Four Wives (1939), Daughters Courageous, Four Mothers (1941), The Roaring Twenties (1939) and Million Dollar Baby (1941). The series that began with Four Daughters costarred Lane's sisters, Rosemary Lane and Lola Lane.
The play originally opened in New York City, New York, USA on 9 February 1937 and ran for 405 performances.