This is one of only three episodes in which Beaver's friends Gilbert, Larry and Whitey all appear. The others are Beaver and Gilbert (1959) from the second season and Teacher Comes to Dinner (1959) from the third season.
The movie the boys see is "The Iron Fiend." It has the same production company as Leave It to Beaver (1957): Kayro.
The newspaper headline Ward is reading when he summons Beaver to get the 75 cents change reads "Publisher's daughter, editor rescued from kidnapping gang." The newspaper is "The Bulletin."