Beverly Garland said she adored Susan Hayward: 'I always wanted to be like her and in my earlier films I think I even looked a little like her.' Appearing with her in the made-for-TV-movie she noted that 'she was sick during the production, she spent a lot of time in her dressing room and wasn't too communicative because she wasn't feeling well. But I was blessed, because I got to know her and got to work with her.'
Joan Crawford was in contention for a role.
The image for Michele Nichols is incorrect. That is Annazette Chase
. Michele Nichols, at the time of this film is a approximately 18 year old blonde white young lady. A good look at the actual Michele Nichols is at time stamp: 14:46.