College scenes were filmed at the University of California, Los Angeles, which was located at the time on Vermont Avenue in Hollywood, and later relocated to Westwood. The site on Vermont is now (2011) occupied by Los Angeles City College. None of the original buildings which appeared in this film have survived.
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At 38:25, Phil enters the Minister's house, pulls his hat down and his chin in, shouting, "Oh Min!" He is imitating Andy Gump, lead character of the popular comic strip "The Gumps," which was also a series of comedy short films at the time.
When the film played in Kansas City, it was given a special showing to 1200 public school teachers.
This was the first film shown at the Ambassador Theater in West Philadelphia, PA. It had a three-day run.