Shooting began February 16, 1940, released April 18.
Fred B. Philips, the uncredited makeup artist for this film, became the chief makeup man for the original STAR TREK TV series.
The word "cancer" was normally not permitted by the Production Code (it was usually replaced by a tame euphemism such as "long illness"), but perhaps because this was not considered an important picture, they somehow allowed it to pass.
Part of the Son of Shock package of 20 titles released to television in 1958, which followed the original Shock Theater release of 52 features one year earlier. This was also one of the 11 Columbia titles, the other 61 all being Universals.