First appearance of Lucky Luciano with his trademark droopy right eye. Luciano got the injury in 1929 (before the events of Season 5 took place) as a result of being held at gunpoint into a limousine by three men where he was beaten, stabbed, and dumped into the woods in Staten Island and left for dead.
During the 1931 segment Arnold Rothstein's death and funeral are mentioned in terms of a relatively recent event. In actuality he was murdered in 1928 under questionable circumstances.
Chalky's ordeal in the chain gang was initially envisioned as a more elaborate sequence. Instead of cutting down trees, his gang was assigned to a mining operation that was intended to be filmed in New Paltz, New York.
$50 in 1884 adjusted for inflation is worth $1,321.94 in 2020.
The episode won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series and Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More).