Warren Vache, who plays trumpeter Gil Macrae, is in real life an accomplished jazz musician with dozens of recordings as both leader and sideman to his credit. His brother Allan is also a well-known professional clarinetist. Their late father, Warren Vache Sr., was a famed jazz bassist and author as well.
During the fishing scene on the lake, Arthur, Marty and Marshall converse about life, marriage, duty and hopes. When Arthur asks Marshall if he has any future gigs lined up, Marshall says he'll be touring Europe in the fall with Warren Vache. The philandering horn player Gil is played by Vache.
This movie was shot at Sacks Lodge, a small hotel in Saugerties NY. It became, and still is, Total Tennis. The cabin where the musicians stay has been torn down. Some of the scenes were shot at Johnson Ford in Kingston NY.