In 1949, Ronald Reagan complained to Warners about some of the films he was assigned to and asked to do a western. The studio agreed if he would bring them a good story. Reagan brought them "Ghost Mountain" by Alan Le May, author of "The Searchers." Despite their promise to him, they cast Errol Flynn in the lead.
Lauren Bacall was suspended from her contract with Warner Bros. for turning down the female lead, which she had been contractually bound to accept.