Hilarious in Hindsight: In the 1945 version, Emily compliments Wayne on his singing voice, and he tells her "I'm just an old glee club boy." Many modern day viewers would instantly think of Glee. Not helped by the fact that Dick Haymes is apparently supposed to be a teenager or young adult, yet if so is even more subject to Dawson Casting than the actors in that show.
Fight Scene Failure: When Wayne "punches" someone else in the 1945 version, it looks pretty obvious that his fist doesn't actually touch the other person's face.
Older Than They Think: The 1945 version demonstrates that Luke Cage's creators didn't invent the thought of using, "Christmas!", as a euphemism for a swear.note Wayne doesn't precede it with the word, "sweet", though...
Values Dissonance: Contrast the fact that only Melissa and Margy attend the judging of Melissa's pickles and mincemeat with the whole Frake clan attending the presentation of Blueboy.
