Two starring actors were dead at the time of release which led to them receiving lower billing, including Mack who directed the film.

Kavanaugh has to contend with changing the views of his sons while also dealing with the communist-led strike that Max is involved with.

Joseph Breen, the director of the Production Code Administration, certified the film once changes were made including "the removal of any direct attacks on organized labor, capitalism, or constituted forces of law and order".

[2] While the film was being produced at a Columbia Pictures studio, Wera Engels took a saw out of a package which caused the carpenters there to proclaim, "She can't do that to us – she's not in the union!"

The film was held back from an earlier release due to trade reasons.