Stealing almost every scene he's in is Herbert Mundin as Pidgeon's butler. The British-born actor had been lighting up screens since his feature debut in East Lynne on the Western Front (1931), in which he had played a British soldier in the trenches during World War I who takes on the role of Lady Isobel in an impromptu production of the classic melodrama East Lynne. He was Barkis in MGM's David Copperfield (1935) and the member of the Merrie Men in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) who flirts with Maid Marian's lady-in-waiting (Una O'Connor). Sadly, Society Lawyer would be his last film. He was killed in an automobile collision a few weeks before the film's release.
The $100,000 retainer Tony offers Chris would equate to over $2.15M in 2022.
According to a contemporary article in The Hollywood Reporter Melvyn Douglas was slated for the lead that went to Walter Pidgeon.
A toned-down remake of Penthouse (1933) which was Pre-Code and contained more risque dialogue. Based on a story by the same author.
The film was mildly successful at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $64,000 ($1.37M in 2022).