This movie failed at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $809,000 ($9.5 million in 2022) according to studio records.
MGM heavily publicized this as Dame Elizabeth Taylor's first "adult" role, although she was only 16 when the production began and 17 when the movie was released.
American Robert Taylor plays an Englishman, while British Dame Elizabeth Taylor plays an American. She had unhappy memories of making this movie, later claiming that the elder Taylor had made clumsy efforts to seduce her despite the fact that she was a minor.
The London Passenger Transport Board closed the Halborn Underground station for three successive nights to facilitate this production and also provided a working train and four iconic London double-decker buses. This was part of a new government policy to attract more American filmmakers to the country.
When Melinda discusses duck hunting with the housekeeper, mention is made of the meat ration. Postwar Britain remained under strict rationing until 1954, and some of the shortages experienced were worse than during the actual war.