Three sisters believe life is going to be easy now that their parents are back together, until one sister falls in love with another's fiancé, and the youngest sister plays matchmaker.[4]
In August 1938 Bruce Manning and Felix Jackson were reported as working on a sequel.[6]
In September, Barbara Read, who had been in the original, was considered "a little too grown up" for the sequel and was replaced by Helen Parrish, who had been in Mad About Music with Durbin.[7]
Filming started in November.[8] It halted because Durbin fell ill and resumed on 23 December.[9]
Cummings received a long-term contract from Universal after being cast in the film.[10]
According to Filmink "Cummings found himself as an actor in" this film.[11]
^"SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD". New York Times. Aug 3, 1938. p. 15.
^Schallert, Edwin (Sep 14, 1938). "'If I Were King' Lavish in Romance, Spectacle: Donat to Visit Here Burns Subject Chosen 'Days of '49' Planned James Whale Assigned". Los Angeles Times. p. A15.