The pianist is played by Leo White, but Mel Blanc dubs his voice.
The spider seductress styles herself after popular film star Veronica Lake, who was known for her peek a boo bang hairstyle. This characterization might well have helped inspire the cartoon character Jessica Rabbit almost 50 years later.
Clothing rationing was in full force when this short was released. The moth refers to pre-war cuffs on trousers, as fashions were streamlined to avoid wasting fabric. No trouser cuffs, long skirts, or anything superfluous. Hollywood, however, was free to depict sumptuous styles for ladies to boost troop morale, even the cartoon ones shown here as the moth devours them.
For a split second, the shorn fox stile's face resembles Adolf Hitler. The cartoon was released in 1942, when WW2 was on everyone's mind.
Vitaphone production reel #798A.