The film's original title was "Accent on Youth", but this was thought inappropriate for the 57-year-old star Clark Gable.
During filming Clark Gable held a press conference in which he announced that he had realized he had become too old to play romantic leading roles, and would be looking for different parts from then on. Ironically, his next film was Começou em Nápoles (1960), a romantic comedy opposite the much younger Sophia Loren.
Director Walter Lang and Gable had been friends for years and the actor insisted that Lang do the picture. It was the only time Fox loaned the director out between 1937 and 1961.
The film proved to be a complete failure at the box office. This was largely blamed on the casting of Carroll Baker, since she was not yet established as a major star.