Cast includes a young James Arness and Amanda Blake. They appeared together for 19 (of 20) seasons on the television series Gunsmoke (1955) as Matt Dillon and Kitty Russell.
Charles Kemper (Prof. Sam Houston Jones) died in a vehicle accident one day after the film's release.
This film was a success at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $225,000 according to studio records.