Although there is no record of retakes, there must have been some after the end of filming on 13 November 1941, since the bombing of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 is mentioned in the forward and in conversation within the film. Retakes may have been the reason some of the listed actors were not in the film. This movie was certainly one of the earliest releases mentioning the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
This film's television premiere took place in Los Angeles Monday 29 July 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11); in Tampa it first aired 23 September 1957 on WFLA (Channel 8), in Nashville 12 October 1957 on WLAC (Channel 5), in Baltimore 25 October 1957 on WJZ (Channel 13), in New Haven CT 7 November 1957 on WNHC (Channel 8), in Syracuse 12 November 1957 on WHEN (Channel 8), in Lebanon PA 21 November 1957 on WLBR (Channel 15), in Omaha 2 December 1957 on WOW (Channel 6), in Seattle 26 December 1957 on KING (Channel 5), in Portland OR 9 January 1958 on KGW (Channel 8), in Philadelphia 24 January 1958 on WFIL (Channel 6), in Salt Lake CIty 24 February 1958 on KTVT (Channel 4), in Chicago 1 March 1958 on WBBM (Channel 2), and in San Francisco 15 October 1958 on KGO (Channel 7); the Yank finally made it on the Burma Road to New York City 3 October 1959 on WCBS (Channel 2).
This film was a mild success at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $64,000 ($1M in 2018) according to studio records.
The following actors appeared in casting call lists but were not seen in the movie: Edward Ashley, Miles Mander, Ottola Nesmith, Turhan Bey and Selmer Jackson. Dick French and Gayne Whitman were mentioned as cast members in news items, but were also not seen in the movie.
Clyde De Vinna took over as director of photography during the last week of filming when 'Lester White' had to shoot additional scenes for Babes on Broadway (1941).