According to contemporary articles in The Hollywood Reporter, Raoul Walsh was originally to direct this picture and Ida Lupino was slated to play Laurie.
The original story by John Fante and Ross B. Wills on which the screenplay is based is called "Mama Ravioli".
This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Tucson Sunday 29 July 1956 on KDWI (Channel 9), in Cincinnati Sunday 5 August 1956 on WKRC (Channel 12), in Miami Saturday 22 September 1956 on WTVJ (Channel 4), in Boston Tuesday 25 September 1956 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Phoenix Monday 1 October 1956 on KVAR (Channel 12), in San Francisco Friday 5 October 1956 on KRON (Channel 4), in Indianapolis Saturday 13 October 1956 on WFBM (Channel 6), in Sacramento CA Thursday 1 November 1956 on KBET (Channel 10), in Spokane Monday 3 December 1956 on KREM (Channel 2), in Buffalo Saturday 8 December 1956 on WBEN (Channel 4), in Portland OR Tuesday 12 February 1957 on KOIN (Channel 6), and in Honolulu Tuesday 21 May 1956 on KHVH (Channel 13).