One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 194; its, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its earliest documented telecast took place in Seattle 23 March 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7).
One scene, which called for 500 African American extras, was shot on a city-wide "Maid's Day Off" in Los Angeles.
Suzette Harbin's debut.