When the men are talking about bicycling, one of them asks another if he has been up to Herne Hill lately. This is a reference to the velodrome in that South London neighborhood, which is still operating.
Charlie quotes William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" Act I, Scene V (lines 27-28) where the Ghost speaks: "Murder most foul, as in the best it is;/But this most foul, strange, and unnatural."
When Joe Harris questions Doris about what she and Harry Small got up to, she says they went for a drive, up on The Hogs Back. This is a real stretch of road on the A31 between Guildford and Farnham in Surrey.
The earliest documented telecast of this film, which was also its USA premiere, occurred Monday 13 November 1944 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1).
The sub-titles seem to be computer generated and slightly spoil the script for younger viewers and those not brought up in Britain. A "tenner" (ten pounds) would have been an insanely large amount to pay a young lad to run an errand: the word used was actually "tanner", i.e. six old pennies (2.5p in new money). And the posh woman looking for exotic drinks in this relatively downmarket pub doesn't say "Arse" to Gordon Harker's character, she says "Ass", just with a posh drawl.
The woman did say "arse" rather than "ass". She said, "Silly arse", which was a commonly used expression and was the catchphrase of Lord Charles who spoke with a posh accent.
The woman did say "arse" rather than "ass". She said, "Silly arse", which was a commonly used expression and was the catchphrase of Lord Charles who spoke with a posh accent.