Near the end, when Stan and Ollie are back in Pierre's studio, viewers can see that he repeatedly slashed the painting of his wife.
The penultimate Laurel and Hardy short made at Hal Roach studios.
The kiss between Stan and Madame Gustave lasts 43 seconds, but due to Production Code rules, note how each shot of them lasts only five seconds before the scene cuts to Ollie and then back to them for another five seconds.
A shortened version of this film was sold under the name "The duel" on 8mm for the home entertainment market. This version starts with the 'Café des artistes' window.
This was a partial remake of the Boys 1927 film Slipping Wives (1927) while Charley Chase made a more complete remake in 1937 called Man Bites Lovebug (1937).