The monumental staircase in the film still exists; it is in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles, between 923 and 935 Vendome Street. There are 131 steps.
A special police squad was on duty at the Vendome Street staircase over the course of the four-day location shoot to keep more than 3,500 onlookers and fans from interfering with the production. During their lunch breaks, Laurel & Hardy reportedly signed about 2,000 autographs.
The mansion at the top of the stairs was not really at the top of the stairs, but was a set on the Hal Roach Studios lot. The actual stairs led to a cul-de-sac.
Nearly 90 years after this short was made, the filming location remains a popular tourist attraction. The site is marked with a marble plaque and a street sign that reads "Music Box Steps".
This film won the Oscar as "Best Short Subject" of 1932, the only such honor bestowed on a Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy film, and it also was the first short to be so honored.