Trivia / Manhattan Melodrama

• Breakaway Pop Hit: The second and third sets of lyrics for the standard now known as "Blue Moon" were written for this movie. The first set, "Prayer (Oh Lord, Make Me a Movie Star)", was written for Hollywood Party but was never recorded. The second set was meant to be a title tune (that version is also known as "It's Just That Kind of Play"), but was cut before release. The third set, "The Bad in Every Man", appears in the film as a nightclub number. MGM's music publisher thought the tune had commercial appeal but wanted a punchier title and more romantic lyrics, which led to a fourth set of lyrics, the "Blue Moon" we all know and love.
• He Also Did: The original novella's writer Arthur Caesar will be familiar to Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans for another gangster story, I Accuse My Parents.