The movie was one of ten selected by the East and West Association to be sent to Asian countries as most representative of American life.

At the beginning of the film, stock footage from the Lockheed plant in Burbank, California is used, showing the assembly of the "Hudson" bomber for the RAF and a test flight of the P-38 "Lightning" fighter.

Ava Gardner is listed in some modern sources as an actress in this movie, but she is not identifiable.

This film was a success at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $222,000 ($3.5M in 2017) according to studio records.

At one point in pre-production, Van Heflin was cast as the male lead in this film.