In the fight between the two boys, (approximately 0:40 run-time) the bigger boy inflicting the damage is none other than Dean Stockwell's older brother Guy.
According to the date on the telegram from Milbane, this story takes place in 1900.
This film was very successful at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $314,000 ($3.62M in 2018) according to studio records.
This film's television premiere took place in Chicago Wednesday 16 June 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2); it first aired in Philadelphia 27 July 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), in Los Angeles 28 July 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11), in New Haven CT 10 August 1957 on WNHC (Channel 18), in Altoona PA 25 August 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), in Seattle 29 November 1957 on KING (Channel 5), in Norfolk VA 9 December 1957 on WTAR (Channel 3), in Portland OR 20 December 1957 on KGW (Channel 8), in Honolulu 22 December 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13), and in Columbus 30 December 1957 on WLW-C (Channel 4); in San Francisco it was finally telecast 4 May 1959 on KGO (Channel 7) and it eventually found its way to New York City 19 September 1960 on WCBS (Channel 2).