For the role of Capt. Swanson actor George Sanders replaced Sir Cedric Hardwicke due to Hardwicke's other commitments.
Early in his career, John Wayne played the male lead several times, but was billed second to the female lead: Claire Trevor (3 times including this film), Marlene Dietrich (3 times) and John Crawford (once). Once Wayne became a bankable star, he became first billed for the rest of his career.
In the late 1980s, this film was colorized and released on VHS.
The DVD releases of this film are in black and white only.
Actor Bob Burns withdrew from this production over a disagreement about the story.