Although credited as "A Stan Laurel Production," Stan really didn't produce the picture; it was a gesture from Hal Roach after one of their squabbles. "Producer" is one of the few things Stan didn't do on a picture; he wrote, directed, supervised and edited, all without credit.
Stan Laurel's laughter was infectious; Sharon Lynn (Lola) can be seen laughing unscripted as she tickles Stan during the hotel scene.
In a tribute to Claudette Colbert in Es geschah in einer Nacht (1934), Stan Laurel flags down a coach by baring his leg.
In an interview on Turner Classic Movies, Die Simpsons (1989) creator Matt Groening said that Homer's famous "Doh!" came about because Dan Castellaneta knew that James Finlayson sometimes said that in his movies, including this one. One example: when Finlayson's character, Mickey Finn, accidentally fires his rifle in bed.
"On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine" was released as a single and charted in the UK towards the end of 1975, record #UP 36026 on "United Artists." It reached the #2 spot, kept off the top only by Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody."