This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Salt Lake City Tuesday 19 June 1956 on KUTV (Channel 2); it first aired in Philadelphia Tuesday 17 July 1956 on WFIL (Channel 6), in Altoona Sunday 29 July 1956 on WFBG (Channel 8), in Detroit Wednesday 12 September 1956 on WJBK (Channel 2), in New York City Friday 14 September 1956 on WOR (Channel 9), in Fort Worth Friday 19 October on WBAP (Channel 5), in Memphis Tuesday 30 October 1956 on WHBQ (Channel 13), and in St. Petersburg Friday 21 December 1956 on WSUN (Channel 38).
This film failed at the box office, resulting in a loss to RKO of $46,000 ($722,000 in 2017) according to studio records.
Randolph Scott was originally cast in the role of Lt. Harvey according to a contemporary item in The Hollywood Reporter.
Per a contemporary story in The Hollywood Reporter, during a fight scene with James Ellison, Kent Taylor broke seven ribs.