Though apparently unrelated, this film has several similarities to The Fugitive (1963), including the protagonists' names (Richard Kincaid and Richard Kimble), both having been wrongly convicted of murder, subsequently escaping custody, and taking a series of menial jobs in a variety of towns; also a one-armed man plays an important role in both.
The poem in the letter written to the public defender by Rolene is taken from the poem known as "Tichborne's Elegy". Chidiock Tichborne took part in the 1586 Babington plot to murder Queen Elizabeth and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. Tichborne wrote the poem to his wife when he was in the Tower of London awaiting execution. The lines in the letter are taken from the second stanza of Tichborne's 3-stanza poem.
James Anderson, who played Richard Kincaid, was the younger brother of Mary Anderson, who played Alice McGuire. This was their only film together.
The scene where the suspect and his two lawyers are talking in the room has a policeman standing nearby. This would not happen in real life because it would infringe on Attorney-Client privilege.
According to contemporary articles in The Hollywood Reporter, Richard Fleischer originally was chosen to direct this picture.
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