The only Best Picture Oscar winner not to be nominated for any other Academy Awards.
The original MGM Grand in Las Vegas (where Bally's now stands) was built to resemble the design of this film.
The quote "I want to be alone" spoken by Greta Garbo in this movie was listed at #30 in AFI List of Top 100 Quotes From U.S. Films.
The role of Suzette was intended for Pauline Frederick but she was forced to pull out due to illness.
The theatrical trailer which is commonly shown on behalf of this film was designed for an intended, but unrealized, 1944 re-release, and reflects the promotional style and lettering of the 1940's, not the 1930's. The original 1932 trailer is apparently lost. It would have most likely looked similar in design to the film's opening credit sequence.
There are no scenes where Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford are in the same frame. This was done to eliminate the possibility that one of the two great stars might upstage the other.
Tickets for the premiere roadshow engagements were as high as $1.50, an extraordinary price for a movie ticket in 1932.