This movie was released in 1949 and the $1 spent is worth nearly $13 in 2023, while the $120 won at the crap table is worth over $1,500.
Large speaking role for Gene (Dan Ferniel), the black chauffeur. There is also a black butler with more than just a few lines. A few black people can be seen in the background in some of the crowd scenes walking down the street in Chicago.
Tony stays at the Palmer House while he's in Chicago. That hotel figures in a gag in The Music Man (1962): On arriving in River City, Professor Hill asks one of the townsfolk, "Excuse me, friend, where would I find a good hotel?", and gets the answer "Try the Palmer House in Chicago".