Anecdotes

John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan who play Jess and Ma Higgins were married in real life.

The song heard during the movie is "The Cry of the Wild Goose." Frankie Laine recorded this song and it reached #1 on the Billboard chart and stayed there for two weeks. This was the third consecutive number-one hit by composer Terry Gilkyson, the previous two being "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Mule Train," both hits by Frankie Laine.

The cast includes one Oscar winner (Ed Begley) and one Oscar nominee (Terry Gilkyson).

Jimmy Hunt is less than five months younger than Orley Lindgren who plays his older brother.