One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its initial television presentation took place in Chicago Saturday 14 February 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2). With only minimal sponsor interest, it was not taken off the shelf again until 1 December 1959 when it aired in Toledo on WTOL (Channel 11), and then again in Johnstown 23 April 1960 on WJAC (Channel 6), in Baltimore 2 September 1960 on WBAL (Channel 11), and in Des Moines 23 September 1960 on WHO (Channel 13).