The mother lights the broiler in the kitchen to toast bread, forgets about it and suddenly rushes back in to find the bread burnt on top. But when she removes it, the underside is as black as the top whereas it should be white and not toasted.
Jill Esmond's character refers to herself as a housewife when in fact she is a widow.
At the end, Iris seems very cheerful despite the fact that her father is dead or in danger of dying after his attempted suicide.