Although Walter Huston had sung in his theater roles earlier, this was the first time he sang in a movie.
The play, "Fly Away Home", opened in New York City, New York, USA on 15 January 1935 and had 204 performances. In the cast on opening night were Montgomery Clift, Philip Faversham, Sheldon Leonard, Thomas Mitchell and Albert Dekker.
This film was very successful at the box office, especially in overseas markets where it took in almost three times the domestic (US and Canada) gross.
Actors and their character names Norman Willis (Saloon proprietor), Nick Thompson (Nick) and Harry Seymour (Pianist) were all in studio records, but were not seen in this movie. A piano is seen in the prison orchestra, but the pianist was never in view.
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