An alternative, more downbeat ending was also shot. It performed badly at the box-office and was withdrawn and replaced with the version now shown. It is thought lost.
Film debut of child-actor Ronald Sinclair (as Ra Hould) who would later become a renowned film editor.
The main theme of this film was also used in "How Green Was My Valley," particularly in the scenes between Walter Pigeon and Maureen O'Hara.
In an effort to cautch Dennis Reirdon, 12 english policemen go "undercover" smartly dressed in suits ties and dress hats and try to blend in at a local irish market. They stick out like sore thumbs.