The final of three film collaborations between director Peter Godfrey and Barbara Stanwyck; the others are Joyeux Noël dans le Connecticut (1945) and La seconde Madame Carroll (1947). The pair developed a strong, lasting friendship while working on these films.
Geraldine Brooks receives an "introducing" credit here, and this was her first film, but the next film she worked on La possédée (1947), was released about one month before this picture.
According to an article in the 9 August 1945 edition of The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. bought the film rights to the novel as a vehicle for Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan.
Filmed in mid-1946 but not released until mid-1947.