Wissenswertes

This film was physically hard on Alan Ladd - he injured a knee during the shoot and broke a hand on the last day of filming.

First film for Alan Ladd under his new contract with Warner Bros. after spending the previous ten years at Paramount.

During production, a massive fire occurred on the Warner Bros. lot causing $1.5M in damages. However, this film's unit was on location at the time.

Sarah Selby portrays Alan Ladd's mother, yet she was only 8 years older than he.

The Bowie knife made for this film was also used in 'The Alamo' (1960) and the tv series 'The adventures of Jim Bowie'