In order to show cinematographer George Barnes how he wanted the film to look, Abraham Polonsky gave him a book of Edward Hopper's Third Avenue paintings.
John Garfield stood on an apple box for the scene between him and Marie Windsor, because she was taller than him.
Had a major influence on Martin Scorsese as it's the first movie he remembers having watched.
The lighthouse shown at the end is The Little Red Lighthouse, located under the George Washington Bridge, next to the Hudson River.
Identified by critic Thom Andersen as an example of "film gris", a suggested sub-category of film noir incorporating a left-wing narrative.