Another film based on a fictionalized account of the life and legend of lawyer William Fallon, the famous Great Mouthpiece of the roaring 20s.
The death scene when the phone is ringing and the guards ignore it, is almost identical to the Boris Karloff movie, "The Walking Dead" (1936), complete with the lights dimming as the execution takes place.
This film is a remake of 1932's "The Mouthpiece" starring Warren William in George Brent's role.
The script was unfinished at the start of production and was revised throughout.
This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Tucson Friday 14 September 1956 on KDWI (Channel 9), and in Bellingham WA Thursday 20 September 1956 on KVOS (Channel 12); it first aired in Miami Saturday 27 October 1956 on WTVJ (Channel 4), in Indianapolis Friday 2 November 1956 on WTTV (Channel 10), in Spokane Monday 17 December 1956 on KREM (Channel 2), in Boston Friday 21 December 1956 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Salt Lake City Friday 28 December 1956 on KUTV (Channel 2), and in San Francisco Monday 28 January 1957 on KRON (Channel 4).