When Mike goes into the cafe to phone in the story about the fire, he passes a very rare Filben Maestro jukebox, c. 1948. It was designed by the influential industrial designer Raymond Loewy (1893-1986).
This film failed at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $203,000 (over $2.32M in 2022) according to studio records.
"A Rose Is Not a Rose" is the title of Samson Raphaelson's story upon which the screenplay is based.