 Near the end of the picture, when the Reverend Whirley is being  taken away on the airport runway, Joe Friday sees his true love  standing there beaming on the tarmac. For a brief moment an old,  four piston engine aircraft is in the background behind the actress.  This aircraft is a Lockheed Constellation, which is affectionately  known as a "Connie", the same first name as the Virgin Connie Swail.