George Cukor recommended that star Aldo Ray go to ballet school because he walked too much like a football player.
For the memorable 4th of July picnic flashback, George Cukor relied for inspiration on a production of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard".
First film in 26 years for silent film star Madge Kennedy. Her previous feature film was Oh, Baby! (1926).
This was the first film in which the actor playing Chet was credited under his new screen name, "Aldo Ray."