Completed in 1964, but never theatrically released in the U. S.
A novelization by Mark Dane based on the screenplay was published in 1964 by Belmont Books.
The beach auto wreck was so authentic that a Navy helicopter landed to investigate the flaming auto; its downdraft blew around debris and nearly decapitated Louise Allbritton, who was thrown to the ground in the nick of time by a crew member.
Director David E. Durston and actor Mark Daniels first worked together as actors in both the stage and film versions of "Winged Victory" in the 1940s.