Very loosely based on elements of the life of Gustavus Franklin Swift, Sr. (1839-1903) and his descendants.
This film's earliest documented telecast took place in San Antonio Thursday 21 February 1957 on WOAI (Channel 4); it first aired in Salt Lake City Sunday 24 March 1957 on KUTV (Channel 2), in Kansas City Sunday 5 May 1957 on WDAF (Channel 4), in Portland OR Wednesday 15 May 1957 on KPTV (Channel 12), in San Francisco Monday 3 June 1957 on KRON (Channel 4), in Boston Tuesday 25 June 1957 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Sacramento CA Sunday 12 August 1957 on KCRA (Channel 3), in Springfield MA Saturday 22 August 1957 on WWLP (Channel 22), in Boise Monday 26 August 1957 on KIDO (Channel 7), in Tucson Monday 16 September 1957 on KGUN (Channel 9), in Honolulu Monday 7 October 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13), and in Minneapolis Tuesday 17 December 1957 on WTCN (Channel 11).