The production also received Emmy nominations for Program of the Year and best directing by George Roy Hill.

The teleplay follows the life of singer Helen Morgan from age 17 and through her work as a Chicago torch singer, on Broadway in George White's Scandals, and in Show Boat where she gained fame singing "Bill" and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man".

The production also covers Morgan's alcohol abuse, her three marriages, and her death at age 41 from cirrhosis of the liver.

The teleplay was written by Leonard Spigelgass and Paul Monash, and Lulu Morgan was also given story credit.

The production was nominated for the Emmy Award for Program of the Year, but lost to another Playhouse 90 episode, The Comedian.