Broadcast 18 November 1964. This was the second made-for-TV movie to air in the US following See How They Run (1964) on NBC 7 October 1964). However, it was Don Siegel''s second foray into filming a feature for TV, since his first, The Killers (1964) was determined to be too violent for television and instead went to theatrical distribution.
One of Sherry Lansing's favorite movies.
Film debut of Al Lettieri.
Released theatrically in the UK in May 1965 as supporting film to Strange Bedfellows (1965).
Don Siegel disliked working in television and was, at this stage in his lengthy Hollywood career, quite concerned about getting stuck in a television niche instead of making proper movies. He made this TV movie grudgingly, later telling interviewers that Robert Montgomery's film "Ride The Pink Horse", of which this is a loose remake, was much better. He also had great difficulties in directing Robert Culp, whom he found arrogant.