When Connie Francis ran into Elvis Presley on the set of this movie, he reportedly remarked, "I hear you're using a lot of guest stars in your new musical. How about a job for a hungry folk singer?" because so many guest stars were scheduled for the film that it was joked that anyone who asked could be in it.
Notorious as the first feature film in which Johnny Carson ever appeared (albeit, playing himself). Carson often joked that this film was so awful that its makers specifically requested that it be transferred to flammable nitrate film stock.
A real version of The Lady Valet clothes & accessory rack, as invented by Connie Francis in the film, was introduced at Macy's in New York on August 6, 1964; Francis appeared and clips from the film were shown. There were two models to choose from: The Lady Sophisticate "with decorated Formica cosmetic tray and two-way make-up mirror" for $24.94, and The Lady Ingenue "with lacquered aluminum cosmetic tray" for $14.94. The rack itself was "5 feet in height and made of strong, lightweight steel, with a lacquered brass finish."
The third and final film of a three picture deal MGM negotiated with Connie Francis following the huge success of her film debut in Where the Boys Are (1960). Two of the resultant films, (Follow the Boys (1963) and When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)), were sequels to Boys Are, but this film was so spectacular a box office disaster that Francis' movie career was all but over after a mere handful of films.