The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
The opening scenes depict a contemporary 1930's city with cars, street lights and clothing. But as soon as Brant escapes the train, he runs across the yard and leaps on to a horse, and all references to modern times are completely gone. Horses, wagons, and oil lamps replace modern conveniences for the rest of the movie.
In addition to playing a major role as a top "bad guy", master stuntman Yakima Canutt also doubles John Wayne and Lane Chandler (and possibly others) throughout the film. He performs the requisite fist fights, horse falls and transfers, and a spectacular ground to stagecoach transfer.
The earliest documented telecasts of this film occurred in Detroit Saturday 12 February 1949 on WXYZ (Channel 7), in Fort Worth Monday 7 March 1949 on WBAP (Channel 5), in Syracuse Sunday 15 May 1949 on WHEN (Channel 8), in Los Angeles Sunday 17 July 1949 on KTSL (Channel 2) and Saturday 18 March 1950 on KECA (Channel 7), in Albuquerque Tuesday 22 November 1949 on KOB (Channel 4), in Cincinnati Saturday 14 January 1950 on WCPO (Channel 7), and in New York City Monday 3 July 1950 on WOR (Channel 9).