Trivia

One of a handful of MGM productions of 1950-51 period whose original copyrights were never renewed and are now in the Public Domain; for this reason this title is now offered, often in very inferior copies, at bargain prices by numerous DVD distributors that do not normally handle copyrighted or MGM material.

First appearance in a Western of Burt Lancaster, who was borrowed from Wallis-Hazen.

Before his death by a drug overdose in August of 1951, Robert Walker completed two films: this one and Hitchcock's "Stranger's on a Train"; however, his final film, "My Son John," was still in production at the time of his death. It was released posthumously.

Joanne Dru couldn't stand to be around horses, yet she is best known for her work in westerns.

According to MGM records, the film made a profit of $841,000.