Existing prints bear 1955 re-release titles, with lettering in the center of the screen so that they would not be cropped in wide screen projection; these restyled opening credits also include an erroneous 1933 (MCMXXXIII), instead of 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) copyright date.
The character of John V. Lindsay is based on Thomas E. Dewey, the New York prosecutor whose success in fighting organized crime won him the Republican nomination for President, against FDR.