Burt Kennedy wrote this as a vehicle for Richard Widmark.
Burt Kennedy wrote this and "Ride Lonesome." In both an Indian wants to trade the woman for a horse. Also, both use the quote, "There are some things a man can't ride around."
Audie Murphy and Dan Duryea both appeared in two earlier films, Ride Clear of Diablo (1954) and Night Passage (1957).