One of Smiley Dugan's puppets, seen backstage, is of the Walt Disney character Goofy. At this time Disney was releasing his films through RKO, so they presumably had permission.
The fifth of sixteen movies for the suave detective nicknamed "The Falcon" and the first starring Tom Conway on his own in the role.
The Falcon drives a 1942 Buick Special convertible coupe. Less than 2,500 were made before the start of WWII when civilian automobile production was suspended. It appears to be the same car used in The Falcon's Brother (1942).
The artwork on Tom Lawrence's wall is by the famous pinup artist Alberto Vargas. The style is similar, but this was in fact the work of George Petty, not Vargas. (Conway even refers to it as a "Petty Girl."
The $250,000 in face-value Series G bonds stolen would be the equivalent of over $4.26M in 2022. (Not accounting for the interest or the collector value of these rare bonds themselves.)