Trivia

The film was intended to soften Robert Mitchum's screen persona after his prison sentence in 1949.

Although this modest film was not a success at the time, annual showings on Turner Classic Movies in recent years have made this film something of a minor holiday classic.

The train set that Connie buys cost $79.50 in 1949, which is equivalent to nearly $1000.00 in 2022.

Janet Leigh was only 14 years older than Gordon Gebert who played her son.

In the kitchen scene, Steve gives Connie a Merry Christmas kiss. Janet Leigh was to later say, "The expression that is on my face of being overwhelmed was for real." Robert Mitchum revealed, "I wanted to make the kiss memorable, as though the characters were never going to see each other again. The perks of being an actor are at times not bad."

Don Hartman: Man leaving a phone booth.