The Technicolor version is apparently lost; only the black and white version survives.
The stage play opened in New York on November 30, 1927, and had 184 performances.
Golden Dawn (1930) was the father of British comic Dickie Henderson, who was popular on TV in the 1960s.
According to the August 30, 1929, edition of the California Eagle, 65 black male extras were hired as dancers, a gig that included three paid days of dance training. An additional 190 male extras of color were used in a scene, and 30 chorus girls were under contract.