 In the same scene where actor Ned Sparks (I) (qv) yells, "Cancel  my contract with Warren and Dubin!" he refers in passing to "the  Astiares". At the time this film was being made, Fred Astaire (qv)  and his sister Adele were theatrical legends on Broadway. Fred  Astaires next partner Ginger Rogers (qv) happens to be in this  scene where the Astiares are mentioned.