When the sheriff is talking to Bill Edmunds (Mort Mills) at the front gate of the Golden Empire ranch the spotlight on the sheriff's car is mounted up high on the windshield post. After arriving at the house, the spotlight is mounted on the lower portion of the windshield post.
Many characters comment about the heat, saying the temperature must be well over 100 degrees, yet even though they are all wearing long sleeves, ties, even suits, no one is ever sweating. The only ones with even a bit moisture on them are the old man and one of the henchmen.
There is a phone line from the front gate to the main house, a distance of four miles. There are no poles and wires.