The final scene, on Bissonette's "orange ranch", was filmed at the house and property W.C. Fields was living in at the time of the filming. For his entire life, Fields rented living quarters, adamantly refusing to buy a house or land.
The $5,000 that Harold pays for the "orange grove" in California would be equal to $89,000 in 2015.
One of David Lynch's favorite movies.
In 2010, It's a Gift (1934) was added to the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress.