According to Variety, Smart Woman (1931) was the first picture to play at RKO's Roxy Theatre in New York.
During filming, Mary Astor was 25 years old, and Robert Ames (who played her husband) was 42.
The last film of actor Robert Ames, who died two months after its release.
The play opened on Broadway at the Vanderbilt Theatre, 148 W. 48th St., in New York City, New York, USA on 13 January 1930 and had 136 performances. The opening night cast included Minna Gombell, Gavin Muir and Stanley Ridges.