Aspen Pictures, owned by Mark Robson and Robert Wise, bought two stories from James A. Michener's anthology "Return to Paradise." After Robson filmed one of the stories as "Return to Paradise" with Gary Cooper, they ran out of funding and had to sell the rights to the other story, "Until They Sail" to Burt Lancaster. Some years later, it ended up with Charles Schnee at MGM. By then Wise was at Metro and he asked to film the property.
Paul Newman accepted playing in the movie only because Robert Wise was directing it.
Anne Wakefield's debut.
Pamela Light's debut.