Roddy McDowall was co-producer of this film and cast his mother, Winifriede McDowall, in the small role of the innkeeper's wife. Winifriede had dreamed of being an actress, but this was her only film role.
David Balfour was born in 1734.
The film takes place in 1751.
Mary Gordon (Scottish woman) previously played Mrs. MacDonald in Kidnapped (1938), another adaptation of the 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Roddy McDowall (David Balfour) was only 19 years old when he served as the associate producer for this film.