Dick Hogan, who had played leading character Frankie Davis on Broadway, was replaced by Lon McCallister. Hogan was given a bit part as Jimmy Gardner.
Film debut of Kevin McCarthy, Judy Holliday, Jeanne Crain, Red Buttons, Don Taylor, Gary Merrill, Martin Ritt, Alfred Ryder.
Filmed in 1943, not released until 1944.
Near the end of the movie the B-24 bombers, flown by actual Army Air Corp pilots, were flying toward the bridge. The movie appears to cut filming the bombers before the three planes reach the bridge. During the filming the three bombers actually flew under the bridge, which if shown in the movie houses would have caused the pilots a great deal of troubles with the Army brass.