The eighth of ten movies starring Ann Sothern as the heroine Maisie Ravier, released from 1939 to 1947.
This was Ava Gardner's 23rd film over three years in Hollywood, but only her third credited role. It would be another two years before she would land her first lead role in Whistle Stop (1946) and her breakout starring role in The Killers (1946).
Bill's shoulder patch on his uniform indicates he's a member of the Army Ground Forces command, responsible for training units for deployment overseas. It was one of the three major commands of the U.S. Army during WWII, the other two being the Army Air Forces and the Army Service Forces. The shoulder insignia has been in use since 1942, and as of 2022 is still worn by members of the U.S. Army Forces Command.
This film received its initial television presentation in Philadelphia Saturday 20 July 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6); it first aired in New Haven CT 3 August 1957 on WNHC (Channel 8), in Chicago 16 August 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Norfolk VA 20 August 1957 on WTAR (Channel 3), in Peoria 24 October 1957 on WTVH (Channel 19), in Phoenix 9 March 1958 on KPHO (Channel 5), in St. Louis 18 March 1958 on KMOX (Channel 4), in Memphis 1 April 1958 on WHBQ (Channel 13), in Binghamton NY 25 May 1958 on WNBF (Channel 12), in Tampa 11 June 1958 on WFLA (Channel 8), in Seattle 14 June 1958 on KING (Channel 5), in Los Angeles 1 October 1958 on KTTV (Channel 11), and in San Francisco 1 January 1959 on KGO (Channel 7). Maisie didn't get to New York City this time until 18 October 1961 on WCBS (Channel 2).