Trivia: Thelma Ritter plays Ellen McNulty, mother of Val McNulty (John Lund). In real life, Ritter was only nine years older than Lund.
Trivia: When the cat falls down the waste bin, a high-pitched "Goofy Holler" can be heard.
Trivia: The lady with Simon Russell on his boat says "I'm beginning to wonder how I did." Just then her right earring falls off. (00:35:00)
Trivia: When we see the parade for the newly elected mayor, look in the background and you can see a building with "P. Julian" on it - a reference to the Warner Brothers background artist Paul Julian.