Trivia

The film was shot in 1958 and released in 1963. According to producer Jack Pollexfen, the production company went bankrupt about halfway through shooting, leaving no money to finish the film. They tried fixing it in the editing room over the next few years, but it was impossible.

Producer Jack Pollexfen fired director Joseph V. Mascelli and finished directing the picture, uncredited.

Shot in 10 days.

Although he had directed and shot films in the military, this was the only director's credit on a civilian feature film for Joseph V. Mascelli. He is best remembered for his book "The Five C's of Cinematography," which, more than 57 years later (2022), has never gone out of print and is regarded both as a classic, and one of the most important texts, on cinematography.

The uncredited narrator is Bradford Dillman. He is the younger brother of Dean Dillman Jr., one of the film's writers.