This film was shot in the fall.
Jeffrey Bloom placed a mocking full page ad in the form of a prayer in the show business newspaper Variety that begged Lew Grade to give this movie a theatrical release. Grade was so upset by said ad that he sold this film straight to television.
Ron Moody's big dance set piece inside the mansion was filmed in a single night. Moreover, the filmmakers had to place the marble floor for Moody to dance on.