Last feature film role of Frances Dee. She was pregnant with her third son, at age 47, during filming this movie.
Wade Gerald's dark green car is a 1953 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe convertible coupe. Only 950 were made with a base price of $4,025 ($44,425 in 2022). It weighed over 2 tons (1,814 kg) and was over 17 1/2 feet (5.4 m) long.
The $1,000 reward would equate to about $11,120 in 2022.
This film was a success at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $259,000 (about $2.88M in 2022) according to studio records.