The black coat Valerie wears to visit Marian, with its hood trimmed in white, was virtually copied for Kim Basinger in L.A. Confidential (1997).
One of the first films to mention the 'New Look', with which Christian Dior had altered all of fashion the year before. As Valerie leaves the theater, a day player is heard to say, 'She's got the New Look, it sure suits her.'
One of the characters declines the offer of food at a party, saying that he is on the Nine Day Diet. The Nine Day Diet was a low calorie, high carbohydrate diet that was born out of necessity during World War II when many food items were rationed.
One of the largest and most complete theater sets ever built was used for the film and patterned after several New York theaters. The New York Times reported that the film's budget was $1,400,000.