James Stewart was to play "Rims Rosson" but was replaced by John Garfield. Jane Bryan was to play "Bobby Halevy", but she retired to get married and was replaced by Olivia de Havilland, who was suspended after she refused the part. Una Merkel had the role of "Florrie Sands" but was replaced by Lee Patrick after she became ill.
As they do in this movie, Claude Rains and John Garfield previously portrayed father/son-in-law in Four Daughters (1938).
The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 26 January 1927 and had 310 performances. In the cast were Humphrey Bogart, Beulah Bondi, Ruth Gordon and Roger Pryor.
When Willie Sands says, "Okay, Simon!" to his wife Florrie's nagging, the reference is to Simon Legree, the slave owner in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" whose name is a byword for harshness.
The title refers to the poem "Monday's child": Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go, Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for his living, And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.