This film was physically hard on Alan Ladd - he injured a knee during the shoot and broke a hand on the last day of filming.
First film for Alan Ladd under his new contract with Warner Bros. after spending the previous ten years at Paramount.
During production, a massive fire occurred on the Warner Bros. lot causing $1.5M in damages. However, this film's unit was on location at the time.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60-minute adaptation of the movie on December 28, 1954, with Virginia Mayo reprising her film role.