The novel upon which this film is based, "Death in a Doll's House", was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post from January 16 to February 27, 1943.
This film failed at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $330,000 (about $4.22M in 2023) according to studio records.
The first woman seen is a maid, Olga, who is played by none other than The Beaver's mother, Barbara Billingsley (Erwachsen müsste man sein (1957)).
MGM borrowed Gigi Perreau from Samuel Goldwyn, Zachary Scott from Warner Bros., and Kristine Miller from Paramount for this film.
Susan mentions that her father used to read her "The King of the Golden River". She is referring to a real parable by the prominent English art critic John Ruskin which was first published in book form in 1851 and was a best-seller at the time.