Alexis Smith, who plays Nan Dillon, and Craig Stevens, who plays her husband Lieutenant Tom Dillon, were married for nearly 49 years until she passed away from brain cancer in 1993.
Based on the architecture seen through the window, the setting is the Willard Hotel, located on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. This hotel is famous for its lobby, which is the basis for the word "lobbyist". People who wanted contracts with the government would wait in the lobby of the Willard hoping to meet government officials.
The play of the same name upon which this film is based opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, 149 W. 45th St., on December 30, 1942 and ran for 671 performances until July 29, 1944.
Walking through the hotel lobby, Ann Sheridan sees the hotel manager, Mr. Jordan. She says, "Here comes Mr. Jordan." The movie Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) was released three years before.
The car Arthur is driving at the beginning is a 1941 Buick convertible coupe.