 The opening and closing music was taken from Alfred Newman's score for the Twentieth Century-Fox film "Brigham Young" (1940), which was also written by Trotti.Burnett published his novel in 1950 as "Stretch Dawson".The success of the film spawned a radio adaptation starring Peck and hosted by director William A. Wellman, which was broadcast on "Screen Directors Playhouse" on NBC Radio on July 15, 1949.