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 MCA ever since. Its earliest documented telecast took place in Seattle Friday 7 November 1958 on KIRO (Channel 7); it first aired in Omaha Sunday 15 March 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), followed by Asheville 9 August 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), by Seattle 27 August 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), by Milwaukee 12 September 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), by Phoenix 11 December 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), and by Philadelphia 14 December 1959 on WCAU (Channel 10). At this time, color broadcasting was in its infancy, limited to only a small number of high rated programs, primarily on NBC and NBC affiliated stations, so these film showings were all still in B&W. Viewers were not offered the opportunity to see these films in their original Technicolor until several years later.