Lupino was so anxious to play the part that she stole a copy of the script and stormed into William Wellman's office demanding a chance to audition. She convinced Wellman, but not co-star Colman, who wanted Vivien Leigh to play the role. Because Wellman held out for Lupino, the actor unsuccessfully tried to have him replaced. The actor and director maintained a chilly relationship on the set.
Dick (Ronald Colman) and Maisie (Muriel Angelus) are supposed to be childhood friends, but Colman was 18 years older than Angelus.
Colman later starred in the radio series and TV series "Halls of Ivy." The show's antagonist's name was Prof. Wellman. Director William A. Wellman felt that the character was named after him.
The studio poster's tagline was: "Only RUDYARD KIPLING could write such a romance! Only RONALD COLMAN could play such a role!"
One of over 700 Paramount Productions filmed between 1929 and 1949 which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its initial television broadcasts took place in Seattle Friday 10 October 1958 on KIRO (Channel 7) and in Omaha Thursday 20 November 1958 on KETV (Channel 7); in Chicago and Milwaukee it first aired 4 May 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2) and on WITI (Channel 6), in Seattle 16 May 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), in Detroit 23 September 1959 on WJBK (Channel 2), on 17 October 1959, simultaneously both in Phoenix on KVAR (Channel 12) and in Toledo on WTOL (Channel 11), in Minneapolis 24 October 1959 on WTCN (Channel 11), in Asheville 30 October 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), and finally in New York City 11 June 1960 on WCBS (Channel 2).