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. This film's initial television broadcast took place in Chicago Tuesday 6 January 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2), followed by Denver 10 April 1959 on KBET (Channel 9), by Omaha 28 May 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), by Minneapolis 30 May 1959 on WTCN (Channel 11), by Asheville 3 June 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), by Seattle 22 September 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), by Milwaukee 28 September 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), by Pittsburgh 20 January 1960 on KDKA (Channel 2), by Grand Rapids 10 February 1960 on WOOD (Channel 8), and by Toledo 13 February 1960 on WTOL (Channel 11).
The film is set in South Africa, birthplace of supporting player Cecil Kellaway.
George Brent was on loan to Paramount from Warner Brothers.