The working title of this film was Outside the Law. The incomplete print viewed was missing the first reel, including the opening credits and plot information prior to the day of the opening of the hotel's restaurant. The cast of characters listed above was taken from the film's end credits.
       According to a November 13, 1950 Daily Variety article, when the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) forbid musicians to work on the Monogram lot by putting the studio on its "unfair" list, Monogram asked AFM for permission to finish pre-recording for According to Mrs. Hoyle. A November 17, 1950 Daily Variety article states that AFM refused the request.