Wissenswertes

This film was apparently a guilty pleasure of Alfred Hitchcock.

Higgins played the "dog" for the seven year run of the TV series Petticoat Junction (1963) (which also starred Edgar Buchanan and Tom Lester). "Benji" was his last acting role. His urn is inside the casket of his trainer, Frank Inn. In the sequel films, Benji was played by Benjean, the original Benji's daughter.

Final film of Edgar Buchanan.

Final film of Frances Bavier.

Joe Camp was inspired by watching Disney's Susi und Strolch (1955) when doing the screenplay for this film.