The female lead actress Li li hua nicknamed "Evergreen Tree" was a major star of the Chinese film industry during the 1950s and 1960s, mostly working in Hong Kong. During an interview in the 1990s, she admitted that she refused to do the kissing scene that was highly publicized in the press, but not because she had the right in her contract. She said she couldn't stand the strong onion smell of the lead actor's breath.
Frank Borzage and Victor Mature set up a production company but this was the only movie they made together.