Of the 14 onscreen pairings of William Powell and Myrna Loy, this is the only one in which she is the main lead character over him, in terms of significance to the plot.
This film was a success for MGM at the box office, earning a profit of $244,000 ($4.4M in 2016) according to studio records.
Both juries on the murder trials of the two women are all middle aged or older white men. Women weren't yet equally considered for jury duty.