This film failed at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $227,000 ($2.6M in 2023) according to studio records.
At the beginning of the picture, Allridge is driving a 1951 Ford Custom Club Coupe. It's base price new was $1,705, the equivalent of about $19,520 in 2023.
The sheriff's car is a 1951 Mercury Club Coupe. New it cost around $2,000 (about $23,000 in 2023). An example in excellent condition in 2023 could be worth about $50,000.
According to a Hollywood Reporter story, Robert Walker was set to co-star in The Sellout (1952), but he died tragically at the age of 32 from drug and alcohol use, and his role was taken by John Hodiak. Walker's last film, the anti-communist melodrama My Son John (1952), was released just a few months after The Sellout (1952), a delay caused by rewrites and re-shoots after he died before production completed.