Quiz

When Nadine and McKay are driving to Hollywood for her audition, they pass Hillcrest Motor Company at 9230 Wilshire Blvd. It was the Beverly Hills' Cadillac dealership from 1927 to 1986. As of 2016 it is a Lexus dealership.

McKay's car is a 1953 Chrysler New Yorker convertible coupe. Only 950 were made.

The Southwest Airlines plane used in the film is a Douglas DC-3C, made in 1944, registration N63440. It was originally manufactured for the Army for use in WWII as a C-47 Skytrain, registration 43-15728. It was acquired by SWA in 1946, converted to passenger use and flew with them until 1958. As of 2016 it had been sitting at the Arlington (Wash.) municipal airport for several years, back in its WWII paint scheme.

Final film of Jane Novak and Gale Page.

When the bookstore owner suggests Vivien visit the nearby movie theater, she comments that an "air-cooled" theater sounds inviting on a (presumably) warm evening. In WWII era air-conditioning in homes or apartments was practically nonexistent. Unlike in later times, "air-cooled" was the commonly used term for such places, as opposed to ":air-conditioning."