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 presentations took place in Omaha Friday 9 January 1959 on KETV (Channel 7) and in Chicago Monday 12 January 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2). A year later it was once again taken out of the vault and enjoyed its first airings in Philadelphia 17 January 1960 on WCAU (Channel 10), in San Francisco 7 February 1960 on KPIX (Channel 5), in Toledo 26 March 1960 on WTOL (Channel 11), in Johnstown 8 August 1960 on WJAC (Channel 6), and in Los Angeles 14 November 1960 on KNXT (Channel 2).