A World War II home front drama, it was based on the 1943 novel of the same name by MacKinlay Kantor.

When Lenore Prentiss, a childhood friend, develops into a nice looking woman, Rusty takes notice.

After a torpedo struck their ship, Rusty was carrying a wounded man when a second one hit, flinging Tony into the water.

An abridged version of MacKinlay Kantor's novel appeared in The Saturday Evening Post on November 28, 1942, and in the August 1943 issue of Reader's Digest.

Five-year-old Natalie Wood made her screen debut and appears in a bit part in the picture as a little girl who drops an ice cream cone.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, news items, and studio publicity, the picture was shot on location in Santa Rosa, California, with additional scenes being filmed in nearby Healdsburg.

A The Hollywood Reporter news item stated that the picture would have its premiere in sixty-one theaters in Iowa on December 2, 1943.