In the swimming pool sequence, Fernando Lamas, in his clinging white wet trunks, showed too much "enthusiasm" for Dame Elizabeth Taylor and retakes were required after the rushes were shown.
Not a lavish MGM production despite the star power of Dame Elizabeth Taylor and William Powell (in his last MGM appearance, and just two movies - How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and Mister Roberts (1955) - away from retirement), this movie went unnoticed by movie critics at "The New York Times".
This updated version of A Free Soul (1931) changed the names of the principal characters, moved much of the action to Lexington, Kentucky, and changed the legal action from a murder trial to a Senate investigation of gambling and corruption.
The $20,000 for the horse would equate to nearly $230,000 in 2023.