working titles before Universal settled on One Night in the Tropics, including Moonlight in the Tropics, Love Insurance, and Caribbean Holiday. Promotion Just prior to the beginning of production, on August 21, 1940, Jones and Cummings were guests on Abbott and Costello's radio show and promoted the film. World premiere The film had its world premiere in Costello's home town of Paterson, New Jersey on October 30, 1940. Rerelease The film was re-released (at 69 minutes) by Realart Pictures in 1950 with The Naughty Nineties and in 1954 with Little Giant. Home media This film has been released twice on DVD. The first time, on The Best of Abbott and Costello Volume One on February 10, 2004, and again on October 28, 2008 as part of Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection. References External links 1940 films Abbott and Costello films American black-and-white films Films directed by A. Edward Sutherland 1940 comedy films Universal Pictures films Films based on American novels Films based on works by Earl Derr Biggers American comedy films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films