Trivia: Hitchcock's cameo is towards the beginning on the train. The little boy is playing with his hat.
Trivia: This was James Finlayson's first sound film, and the first film in which his trademark exclamation of "D'OH!" appeared. Dan Castellaneta later acknowledged this as the originator for Homer Simpson's similar expression of disbelief.
Trivia: When Stan and Oliver are working with the road gang, Stan nicks Oliver in the rear with his pickaxe. The pickaxe that Stan Laurel was using was a real one and Oliver Hardy received a nasty cut to his rear.
Trivia: Laurel and Hardy's first talkie.
Trivia: This was Laurel and Hardy's final silent film.
Trivia: The first sound film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.