Trivia

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. It was first telecast in Seattle Wednesday 26 November 1958 on KIRO (Channel 7) and in both Boston and Omaha Monday 5 January 1959 on WBZ (Channel 4) and on KETV (Channel 7), followed by Philadelphia 5 February 1959 on WCAU (Channel 10), Milwaukee 2 April 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), Pittsburgh 5 August 1959 on KDKA (Channel 2), Grand Rapids 6 August 1959 on WOOD (Channel 8), and San Francisco 20 September 1959 on KPIX (Channel 5); in Indianapolis it first aired 30 September 1959 introduced by actress Frances Farmer on Frances Farmer presents on WFBM (Channel 6), followed by Toledo 28 October 1959 on WTOL (Channel 11), by Denver 30 October 1959 on KBTV (Channel 9), by Asheville 23 November 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), and by Chicago 6 December 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2). It was released on DVD 30 August 2013 as part of the Universal Vault Series.

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 22, 1943 with Loretta Young, Alan Ladd and William Bendix reprising their film roles.

The film "China" made it's world premiere at the Paramount theatre in Times Square, New York City on 21 April 1943. (Brooklyn Eagle, ((Brooklyn, NY)) 21 April 1943)