The film was a major bomb for MGM and Ramon Novarro's career never recovered. He made only one more film for MGM.
Ramon Navarro, long retired from the screen and all but forgotten, was robbed and brutally murdered by two brothers in 1968. Lupe Velez committed suicide December 14, 1944 of Seconal poisoning.
Kathryn Sheldon as "Teacher" and Edward Hearn as "Tourist" are in studio records/casting call lists, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie.
This film was first telecast in Altoona PA Friday 5 April 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), followed by Minneapolis 29 April 1957 on KMGM (Channel 9), by Salt Lake City 3 May 1957 on KTVT (Channel 4), by Seattle 28 August 1957 on KING (Channel 5), by Norfolk VA 11 September 1957 on WTAR (Channel 3), by Honolulu 26 November 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13), by Fresno CA 20 December 1957 on KMJ (Channel 24), by Durham NC 26 December 1957 on WTVD (Channel 11), by Cincinnati 19 March 1958 on WLW-T (Channel 5), and by Portland OR 1 May 1958 on KGW (Channel 8). Obviously eschewed by major sponsors because of its age, forgotten stars, and sensitive theme, its occasional telecasts were more or less limited to the less prominent markets. It's now secure in the TCM film library and enjoys an occasional airing on cable TV on Turner Classic Movies.
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