A young Charles Lane appears as the judge here. He would go on to a long career, usually playing a hard-nosed character. Even in this early appearance, his unmistakable voice can be heard.
Robert Young makes a reference to the 1934 novel, "The Postman Always Rings Twice," when he talks about the florist always ringing twice. The film adaptation was still ten years away.
The $49.50 Carolyn spends on the dress in the window would equate to $877 in 2017.
The elegant salon where Barbara Stanwyck is modeling gowns early on is done in the bold new style emerging in the 30's. Architecture, fashion, design and more were being reinvented by intrepid new artists. Unfortunately, WW2 would interfere with this dynamic era, and postwar styles would take a different turn.
Even in a modern setting of a metropolis like NYC, the sight of an African American couple entering the marriage license bureau would have seemed shocking to some cinema audiences of the time. A similar scene would be shown in the 1944 film "Arsenic and Old Lace."