Production
The director originally slated to do the film was Archie Mayo, and then a second director before Ray Enright got the job a week before filming began. Some early casting considerations had Ruth Donnelly playing "Mathilda" instead of Zasu Pitts, and Hobart Cavanaugh as "Ellsworthy Todd". At one point, it was suggested that Eleanor Powell do a specialty number, but she declined to do so.
Dames began production at the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California on 28 March 1934. Ray Enright completed the dramatic scenes in mid-April of that year, while Busby Berkeley continued working on the musical numbers until 3 July. The film had its premiere on 16 August 1934 and went into general release on 1 September.
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