One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its earliest documented telecast took place in Boston Sunday 14 December 1958 on WBZ (Channel 4), followed by New York City Friday 27 February 1959 on WCBS (Channel 2). In Milwaukee it was first telecast 6 April 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), in Phoenix 1 June 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), in Seattle 5 August 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), in Chicago 11 October 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Denver 7 November 1959 on KBTV (Channel 9), in Omaha 8 January 1960 on KETV (Channel 7), in Johnstown a April 1960 on WJAC (Channel 6), in San Francisco 18 September 1960 on KPIX (Channel 5), in Los Angeles 15 October 1960 on KNXT (Channel 2), in Philadelphia 5 March 1961 on WCAU (Channel 10), and in St. Louis 28 May 1961 on KMOX (Channel 4). It was released on DVD 3 March 2016 as part of the Universal Vault Series and also enjoys an occasional cable TV airing on Turner Classic Movies.
