One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its initial television presentation took place in Boston Tuesday 30 September 1958 on WBZ (Channel 4); it first aired in Chicago Tuesday 13 January 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2), followed by Omaha 14 February 1959 on KETV (Channel 7); it first aired in Seattle 1 September 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7, in Milwaukee 1 December 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), in St. Louis 29 December 1959 on KMOX (Channel 4), in Toledo 9 January 1960 on WTOL (Channel 11), in Johnstown 8 June 1960 on WJAC (Channel 6), and in Cleveland 17 December 1960 on WJW (Channel 8).