Opening credits: The Characters and Events depicted in this film are fictitious and any similarity to any persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.
The airliner seen landing at the beginning of the film is a BOAC Boeing 377 "Stratocruiser". It had two passenger decks, with the lower one usually configured as a cocktail lounge. As the passengers deplane, the canopy over the stairs mentioned BOAC's "Monarch" service, which was their brand of all-inclusive first class service.