A different ending was shot for the British release, which toned down the behavior of 'Brian Aherne' at the wedding.
This film was a hit at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $384,000 ($7M in 2018) according to studio records.
At the time of this film, prohibition had been repealed for barely two years. Hollywood was thus quick to insert alcoholic libations into films at every opportunity.
Beth Marion's debut.
This film received its first documented telecast in Cincinnati Tuesday 26 April 1957 on WXIX (Channel 19) (Newport KY), followed by Chicago 2 May 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), by Phoenix 16 June 1957 on KPHO (Channel 5), by Norfolk VA 29 June 1957 on WTAR (Channel 3), by Honolulu 30 July 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13), by Philadelphia 16 September 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), by New Haven CT 30 September 1957 on WNHC (Channel 8), by Altoona PA 14 October 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), by Spokane 23 October 1957 on KHQ (Channel 6), by Binghamton NY 29 October 1957 on WNBF (Channel 12), by Indianapolis 5 December 1957 on WLW-I (Channel 13), by Seattle 25 January 1958 on KING (Channel 5), and, eventually by Los Angeles 24 April 1958 on KTTV (Channel 11); in San Francisco it was first aired 6 December 1962 on KGO (Channel 7) and in New York 1 May 1963 on WCBS (Channel 2).