"On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine" was released as a single and charted in the UK towards the end of 1975, record number UP 36026 on United Artists.
Tiny Sandford was originally cast as the Sheriff but was replaced by Stanley Fields shortly after shooting began. Although Sandford's filmed footage was completely re-shot with Fields some still photos still exist showing Sandford in the role.
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy perform a bit of slapstick used just two years earlier in the Dave Fleischer cartoon An Elephant Never Forgets in which Ollie tells Stan to put out his hand. Instead of whacking Stan's hand, Ollie whacks Stan on the head as the teacher in the cartoon does to her student. However, Stan and Ollie's version is the winner.
Stan Laurel's laughter was infectious; you can see Sharon Lynn (Lola) laughing unscripted as she tickles Stan during the hotel scene.
Hal Roach had to come up with four different titles for the film, before finding a title that wasn't already owned by another studio. The three discarded titles were: "You'd Be Surprised", "Tonight's the Night", and "In the Money".
At the end of the song "On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine", Stan Laurel's voice switches to a deep bass and then a high falsetto. These parts were dubbed by two of his co-stars, Chill Wills and Rosina Lawrence.
Dinah the Mule had previously "performed" with Laurel & Hardy in The Music Box and with Our Gang in "Honkey Donkey".
In a tribute to Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night Stan Laurel flags down a coach by baring his leg.
In an interview on Turner Classic Movies, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening said that Homer's famous "Doh!" came about because Dan Castellaneta knew that James Finlayson sometimes said that in his movies, including this one. One example: when Finlayson's character, Mickey Finn, accidentally fires his rifle in bed.
In the original script, Oliver Hardy's part is identified by the name "Babe". This was the nickname used by Hardy's friends and colleagues.
The first Laurel & Hardy film to be computer colorized in the 1980s.
The role of Mary Roberts was originally intended for Julie Bishop.