The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 24 September 1924 and closed in January 1925 after 141 performances. The opening night cast included O.P. Heggie as "Old Man Minick."
This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Tucson Sunday 2 December 1956 on KDWI (Channel 9); it first aired in Indianapolis Friday 22 February 1957 on WFBM (Channel 6), in San Francisco Monday 4 March 1957 on KRON (Channel 4), in Salt Lake City Sunday 7 April 1957 on KUTV (Channel 2), in Buffalo Tuesday 23 April 1957 on WBEN (Channel 4), in Boston Tuesday 11 June 1957 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Honolulu Wednesday 18 June 1957 on KHVH (Channel 12), and in Sacramento CA Sunday 23 June 1957 on KBET (Channel 10).